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+# docs: https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    target-branch: beta
+    schedule:
+      interval: monthly
+      timezone: US/Michigan
+      time: '6:00'
+    groups:
+      github_actions:
+        patterns:
+          - '*'
+    versioning-strategy: increase
+
+  - package-ecosystem: npm
+    directory: /
+    target-branch: beta
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+      day: sunday
+      timezone: US/Michigan
+      time: '6:00'
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: 'chore(deps)'
+    labels:
+      - dependencies
+    groups:
+      production:
+        dependency-type: production
+        update-types:
+          - minor
+          - patch
+        patterns:
+          - '*'
+      dev:
+        dependency-type: development
+        update-types:
+          - minor
+          - patch
+        patterns:
+          - '*'
+    versioning-strategy: widen