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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: 'npm'
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+      interval: 'monthly'
+      day: 'saturday'
+    versioning-strategy: 'increase'
+    labels:
+      - 'dependencies'
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+    pull-request-branch-name:
+      separator: '-'
+    commit-message:
+      # cause a release for non-dev-deps
+      prefix: fix(deps)
+      # no release for dev-deps
+      prefix-development: chore(dev-deps)