diff --git a/.autorc.json b/.autorc.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66f2c61f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.autorc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    "plugins": [
+        "npm",
+        "conventional-commits",
+        "first-time-contributor",
+        "released"
+    ],
+    "baseBranch": "stable",
+    "prereleaseBranches": [
+        "next"
+    ],
+    "author": "GitHub Actions Bot <vega-actions-bot@users.noreply.github.com>"
+}
diff --git a/auto.config.ts b/auto.config.ts
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index 02b1e7116..000000000
--- a/auto.config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import { AutoRc } from "auto";
-
-
-/** Auto configuration */
-export default function rc(): AutoRc {
-    return {
-        plugins: [
-            "npm",
-            "conventional-commits",
-            "first-time-contributor",
-            "released"
-        ],
-        // Follow the 2 branch deployment scheme
-        // https://intuit.github.io/auto/docs/generated/shipit#next-branch-default
-        baseBranch: "stable",        // latest "official" release
-        prereleaseBranches: ["next"], // latest changes (subject to breaking). next, alpha, beta, and other multi-feature test branches can all be added here.
-        author: "GitHub Actions Bot <vega-actions-bot@users.noreply.github.com>"
-    };
-}