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+---
+# verification jobs for 'certification' repo
+
+- project:
+    name: certification
+    project: '{name}'
+
+    jobs:
+      - 'verify-certification-jobs':
+          branch-regexp: '{all-branches-regexp}'
+
+- job-group:
+    name: 'verify-certification-jobs'
+    jobs:
+      - 'verify-licensed'
+      - 'tag-collision-reject':
+          dependency-jobs: 'verify_certification_licensed'