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+{
+    "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+    "extends": [
+        "config:recommended",
+        ":approveMajorUpdates",
+        ":semanticCommitScopeDisabled"
+    ],
+    "ignorePresets": [":semanticPrefixFixDepsChoreOthers"],
+    "labels": ["dependencies"],
+
+    // Wait well over npm's three day window for any new package as a precaution against malicious publishes
+    // https://docs.npmjs.com/policies/unpublish/#packages-published-less-than-72-hours-ago
+    "minimumReleaseAge": "7 days",
+
+    "packageRules": [
+        {
+            "description": "Use the deps:actions label for github-action manager updates (this means Renovate's github-action manager).",
+            "addLabels": ["deps:actions"],
+            "matchManagers": ["github-actions"]
+        },
+        {
+            "description": "Use the deps:npm label for npm manager packages (this means Renovate's npm manager).",
+            "addLabels": ["deps:npm"],
+            "matchManagers": ["npm"]
+        },
+        {
+            "description": "Group Babel packages into a single PR.",
+            "groupName": "babel",
+            "matchPackagePrefixes": ["@babel", "babel-"]
+        },
+        {
+            "description": "Group wdio packages into a single PR.",
+            "groupName": "wdio",
+            "matchPackagePrefixes": ["@wdio"]
+        },
+        {
+            "description": "Group metascraper packages into a single PR.",
+            "groupName": "metascraper",
+            "matchPackagePrefixes": ["metascraper"]
+        }
+    ]
+}