diff --git a/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml b/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
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+# Name of this GitHub Actions workflow.
+name: Semgrep OSS scan
+
+on:
+  # Scan changed files in PRs (diff-aware scanning):
+  pull_request: {}
+  # Scan on-demand through GitHub Actions interface:
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+  # Scan mainline branches and report all findings:
+  push:
+    branches: ["master", "main"]
+  # Schedule the CI job (this method uses cron syntax):
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '25 19 * * *' # Sets Semgrep to scan every day at 19:25 UTC.
+    # It is recommended to change the schedule to a random time.
+
+jobs:
+  semgrep:
+    # User definable name of this GitHub Actions job.
+    name: semgrep-oss/scan
+    # If you are self-hosting, change the following `runs-on` value: 
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    container:
+      # A Docker image with Semgrep installed. Do not change this.
+      image: semgrep/semgrep
+
+    # Skip any PR created by dependabot to avoid permission issues:
+    if: (github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]')
+
+    steps:
+      # Fetch project source with GitHub Actions Checkout.
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      # Run the "semgrep scan" command on the command line of the docker image.
+      - run: semgrep scan --config auto
+      
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # WebGoat: A deliberately insecure Web Application
 
+Adding this line to test a merge for the semgrep Action running vanilla in Actions
+
 [![Build](https://github.com/WebGoat/WebGoat/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg?branch=develop)](https://github.com/WebGoat/WebGoat/actions/workflows/build.yml)
 [![java-jdk](https://img.shields.io/badge/java%20jdk-17-green.svg)](https://jdk.java.net/)
 [![OWASP Labs](https://img.shields.io/badge/OWASP-Lab%20project-f7b73c.svg)](https://owasp.org/projects/)