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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright Contributors to the OpenColorIO Project.
+
+version: 2
+
+updates:
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"