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+{% note %}
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+**Note**: When a `push` webhook event triggers a workflow run, the Actions UI's "pushed by" field shows the account of the pusher and not the author or committer. However, if the changes are pushed to a repository using SSH authentication with a deploy key, then the "pushed by" field will be the repository admin who verified the deploy key when it was added it to a repository.
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+{% endnote %}
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 #### Running your workflow only when a push to specific branches occurs
 
 You can use the `branches` or `branches-ignore` filter to configure your workflow to only run when specific branches are pushed. For more information, see "[Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions](/actions/learn-github-actions/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#onpushbranchestagsbranches-ignoretags-ignore)."