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+---
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # GitHub Action update PRs
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"  # Checks /.github/workflows/
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  # data_safe_haven pip dependency(pyproject.toml) update PRs
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  # documentations pip dependency (pip-compile requirements.in, requirements.txt) update PRs
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/docs/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    ignore:
+      # Don't open PRs for patch version updates for all packages
+      - update-types: ["version-update:semver-patch"]
+        dependency-name: "*"