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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "cargo"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    commit-message:
+      # Prefix all commit messages with "deps: ", which should be
+      # accepted as a conventional commit and trigger release-please
+      prefix: "deps"