diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
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+# This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests and lint with Python
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-python
+
+name: Python application
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install flake8 pytest
+        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+    - name: Lint with flake8
+      run: |
+        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
+        flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
+        # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
+        flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
+    - name: Test with pytest
+      run: |
+        pytest || [ $? -eq 5 ]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-with-registry.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate-with-registry.yaml
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+name: Validate with Devfile Registry Tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+env:
+  MINIKUBE_VERSION: 'v1.29.0'
+  MINIKUBE_RESOURCES: '--memory 14gb --cpus 4'
+  KUBERNETES_VERSION: 'v1.25.2'
+  TEST_DELTA: false
+  REGISTRY_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/registry
+  GO_VERSION: '1.23'
+  GINKGO_VERSION: v2.19.0
+  YQ_VERSION: v4.44.1
+
+jobs:
+  validate-devfile-schema:
+    name: validate devfile schemas
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout current repo
+      uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      with:
+        path: current-repo
+
+    - name: Checkout devfile registry
+      uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      with:
+        repository: devfile/registry
+        path: ${{ env.REGISTRY_PATH }}
+    
+    - name: Setup Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@3041bf56c941b39c61721a86cd11f3bb1338122a # v5.2.0
+      with:
+        go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+    
+    - name: Install yq
+      run: |
+        curl -sL -O https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/${{ env.YQ_VERSION }}/yq_linux_amd64 -o /usr/local/bin/yq && mv ./yq_linux_amd64 /usr/local/bin/yq && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/yq
+
+    - name: Install Ginkgo
+      run: go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@${{ env.GINKGO_VERSION }}
+    
+    - name: Validate sample
+      run: (cd ${{ env.REGISTRY_PATH }} && bash tests/validate_devfile_schemas.sh --stacksPath ${{ github.workspace }} --stackDirs current-repo)
+
+  non-terminating:
+    name: check for non-terminating images
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          path: current-repo
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      
+      - name: Checkout devfile registry
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          repository: devfile/registry
+          path: ${{ env.REGISTRY_PATH }}
+      
+      - name: Setup Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@3041bf56c941b39c61721a86cd11f3bb1338122a # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Setup Minikube
+        uses: manusa/actions-setup-minikube@0e8062ceff873bd77979f39cf8fd3621416afe4d # v2.13.0
+        with:
+          minikube version: ${{ env.MINIKUBE_VERSION }}
+          kubernetes version: ${{ env.KUBERNETES_VERSION }}
+          driver: "docker"
+          github token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          start args: "--addons=ingress ${{ env.MINIKUBE_RESOURCES }}"
+
+      - name: Check that containers components are non terminating
+        run: |
+          go build -C ${{ env.REGISTRY_PATH }}/tests/check_non_terminating -o flatten-parent
+          (cd ${{ env.REGISTRY_PATH }} && bash ${{ env.REGISTRY_PATH }}/tests/check_non_terminating.sh --stacksPath ${{ github.workspace }} --stackDirs current-repo)
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
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+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": ["local>devfile-samples/.github:renovate-config"],
+  "enabledManagers": ["pip_requirements", "dockerfile"],
+  "pip_requirements": {
+    "fileMatch": ["requirements\\.txt$"]
+  },
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "matchManagers": ["pip_requirements"],
+      "groupName": "python dependencies",
+      "groupSlug": "python-deps",
+      "commitMessageTopic": "Python {{depName}}"
+    }
+  ]
+}