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+# Run tests
+name: protocol-contracts-staking-tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions: {}
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ci-tests-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
+
+jobs:
+  check-changes:
+    name: protocol-contracts-staking-tests/check-changes
+    permissions:
+      actions: 'read' # Required to read workflow run information
+      contents: 'read' # Required to checkout repository code
+      pull-requests: 'read' # Required to read pull request information
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      changes-protocol-contracts-staking: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.protocol-contracts-staking }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: 'false'
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36  # v3.0.2
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            protocol-contracts-staking:
+              - .github/workflows/protocol-contracts-staking-tests.yml
+              - protocol-contracts/staking/**
+  tests:
+    name: protocol-contracts-staking-tests/tests (bpr)
+    needs: check-changes
+    if: ${{ needs.check-changes.outputs.changes-protocol-contracts-staking == 'true' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: 'read' # Required to checkout repository code
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout project
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: 'false'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        working-directory: protocol-contracts/staking
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        working-directory: protocol-contracts/staking
+        run: make test
+
+      - name: Run tasks tests
+        working-directory: protocol-contracts/staking
+        run: make test-tasks