diff --git a/.container_build_image b/.container_build_image
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.container_build_image
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+cbr-7.9-kernel-builder
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kernel-build-and-test-multiarch.yml b/.github/workflows/kernel-build-and-test-multiarch.yml
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+name: Automated kernel build and test x86_64 & aarch64
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '*_ciqcbr7_9'
+
+jobs:
+  kernelCI:
+    uses: ctrliq/kernel-src-tree/.github/workflows/kernel-build-and-test-multiarch.yml@shreeya_kernelci_multiarch
+    with:
+      architectures: 'x86_64'
+      skip_kselftests: true
+    secrets: inherit