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+{
+    "settingsInheritedFrom": "ibm-mend-config/mend-config@main"
+}
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diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
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+{
+    "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+    "extends": [
+        "config:recommended"
+    ]
+}
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