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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: npm
+    directory: /
+      # active development happens on dev; master only gets release merges
+    target-branch: dev
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    groups:
+      minor-and-patch:
+        update-types:
+          - minor
+          - patch
+
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    target-branch: dev
+    schedule:
+      interval: monthly