diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
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+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - Dependencies
+    authors:
+      - dependabot
+  categories:
+    - title: What's Changed 🎊
+      labels:
+        - '*'
+      exclude:
+        labels:
+          - Dependencies
+        authors:
+          - allcontributors
+          - dependabot
+    - title: New Contributors 💙
+      authors:
+        - allcontributors