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+# This file is auto-generated by engineering-standards.
+# Manual edits will be overwritten on the next sync cycle.
+# To customise, update the template in engineering-standards/scripts/generate-dependabot.sh.
+version: 2
+registries:
+  private-github:
+    type: git
+    url: https://github.com
+    username: x-access-token
+    password: ${{secrets.DEPENDABOT_SECRET}}
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+    groups:
+      actions:
+        patterns: ["*"]
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "chore(deps): "
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "cargo"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    registries:
+      - private-github
+    groups:
+      major:
+        update-types: ["major"]
+      minor-and-patch:
+        update-types: ["minor", "patch"]
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "chore(deps): "
+      include: "scope"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 14
+      semver-major-days: 14
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    groups:
+      major:
+        update-types: ["major"]
+      minor-and-patch:
+        update-types: ["minor", "patch"]
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "chore(deps): "
+      include: "scope"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 14
+      semver-major-days: 14