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+# .github/release.yml
+# WARNING this file is managed by terraform and cannot be edited manually, see
+# geoadmin/infra-terraform-bgdi/tf/github/geoadmin/modules/service-repository-semver/release_config.tf
+
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release
+      - skip-changelog
+      - skip-rn
+      - skip-release-note
+      - no-release-note
+      - no-rn
+      - no-changelog
+      - new-release
+    authors:
+      - terraform-bgdi
+  categories:
+    - title: Breaking Changes 🛠
+      labels:
+        - breaking-change
+    - title: New Features
+      labels:
+        - feature
+        - enhancement
+    - title: Data Updates
+      labels:
+        - data
+        - data-integration
+    - title: Bug Fixes
+      labels:
+        - fix
+        - bugfix
+        - bug
+    - title: Other Changes
+      labels:
+        - "*"