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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/requirements" # Location of package manifests
+    insecure-external-code-execution: allow
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    labels:
+      - "Maintenance"
+      - "Dependencies"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "vtk"
+      - dependency-name: "grpcio"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/.github"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"