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+- fail:
+    msg: "This role only works in the 'promote' pipeline."
+  when: zuul.pipeline != 'promote'
+
+- name: Nuke artifacts directory on executor as it is not needed anymore
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  file:
+    path: "{{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/artifacts"
+    state: absent