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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"