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+name: Update Year in README
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 1 1 *'  # Runs on January 1st every year
+  workflow_dispatch:  # Allows manual triggering
+
+jobs:
+  update-readme:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Update year in README
+        run: |
+          current_year=$(date +"%Y")
+          sed -i "s/\*\([0-9]\{4\}\)\*/\*$current_year\*/g" README.md
+
+      - name: Commit and push changes
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "github-actions"
+          git config --global user.email "github-actions@github.com"
+          git commit -am "Update year in README to $(date +"%Y")" || exit 0
+          git push