diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/check_branch.yml
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+name: Check the protocol on pull request
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [synchronize, opened, reopened, edited]  #en zie https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/980
+    branches:
+     - main
+
+jobs:
+  run_if:
+    if: startsWith(github.head_ref, 's[fioap]p-')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: "check protocol"
+    env:
+      GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check protocol
+        uses: ElsLommelen/actions/protocol_check@protocols
+        with:
+          GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_maintenance_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/check_maintenance_branch.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/check_maintenance_branch.yml
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+name: Check branch without protocol
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [synchronize, opened, reopened, edited]
+    branches:
+     - main
+
+jobs:
+  run_if:
+    if: !startsWith(github.head_ref, 's[fioap]p-')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: "check branch without protocol"
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Check where changes are made
+        run: |
+          CHANGED=$(git diff --name-only main | grep -v NEWS\.md | grep -v \.zenodo\.json| grep -v ^src/)
+          if [ -n "${CHANGED}" ]; then
+            echo '\nBranch '$GITHUB_HEAD_REF' contains changes in protocols. Please make a branch named after the protocol_code to add changes to a protocol. Protocol specific files:' $CHANGED
+            exit 1
+          fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'protocols-****.**'
+
+name: Create Release
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Create Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Get tag message
+        run: |
+          TAG_BODY=$(git tag --contains ${{ github.sha }} -n100 | awk '(NR>1)')
+          echo "::set-output name=TAG_BODY::$TAG_BODY"
+        id: tag-body
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ github.ref }}
+          body: ${{ steps.tag-body.outputs.TAG_BODY }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-website.yml b/.github/workflows/update-website.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/update-website.yml
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+name: On merge to main, build the protocol and add it to the website
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+     - main
+
+jobs:
+  build-website:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: "add protocol to website"
+    env:
+      GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: ElsLommelen/actions/protocol_website@protocols
+        with:
+          GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+          GITHUB_REPOSITORY_DEST: "ElsLommelen/protocols"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/update_branch.yml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/.github/workflows/update_branch.yml
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+name: Update protocol (.zenodo.json and NEWS.md)
+
+on:
+  pull_request_review:
+    types: [submitted]
+    branches:
+     - main
+
+jobs:
+  run_if:
+    if: ${{ (github.event.review.state == 'approved') && (startsWith(github.head_ref, 's[fioap]p-')) }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: "update protocol"
+    env:
+      GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Update protocol
+        uses: ElsLommelen/actions/protocol_update@protocols
+        with:
+          GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.PAT }}