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+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "timezone": "Europe/Berlin",
+  "enabledManagers": ["github-actions"],
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "description": "No automerge: these repos have no build that could gate an update, and a change on main only reaches consumers when the templates session moves a vN tag after a live test in a consumer repo.",
+      "matchPackageNames": ["*"],
+      "automerge": false
+    }
+  ]
+}