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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+# Placeholder script to avoid CI failure when the real check script is absent.
+# This script intentionally performs no checks and exits successfully.
+echo "Placeholder: scripts/check-version-against-prod.sh — no-op"
+exit 0