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+name: 'Delete unused snapshot container images'
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 12 1 * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  container-image:
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'opentripplanner'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Delete unused container images
+        env:
+          CONTAINER_REPO: opentripplanner/opentripplanner
+          CONTAINER_REGISTRY_USER: otpbot
+          CONTAINER_REGISTRY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          # remove all snapshot container images that have not been pulled for over a year
+          # --keep-semver makes sure that any image with a x.y.z version scheme is unaffected by this
+          pip install prune-container-repo==0.0.3
+          prune-container-repo -u ${CONTAINER_REGISTRY_USER} -r ${CONTAINER_REPO} --days=365 --keep-semver --activate