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-# Flipt Validate Action
+# Flipt Validate Action (Deprecated)
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> This action is deprecated and will not be maintained going forward. Please use the [Flipt Setup Action](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/flipt-setup-action) instead which can be used to validate your feature flag files as perform any other operations provided by the [Flipt CLI](https://www.flipt.io/docs/cli/overview).
 
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