diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+      day: "monday"
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+      day: "monday"
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
diff --git a/.github/release.yaml b/.github/release.yaml
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+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release
+    authors:
+      - octocat
+  categories:
+    - title: 🛠 Breaking Changes
+      labels:
+        - semver-major
+        - breaking-change
+    - title: 🎉 Exciting New Features
+      labels:
+        - semver-minor
+        - enhancement
+    - title: 🐞 Bugfixes
+      labels:
+        - bug
+    - title: 📄 Documentation
+      labels:
+        - documentation
+    - title: 📦 Dependencies
+      labels:
+        - dependencies
+    - title: 🗂️ Other Changes
+      labels:
+        - "*"