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+# https://help.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "cargo" 
+    directory: "/" 
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+  - package-ecosystem: "cargo" 
+    directory: "/lightning-background-processor" 
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+  - package-ecosystem: "cargo" 
+    directory: "/lightning-block-sync" 
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+  - package-ecosystem: "cargo" 
+    directory: "/lightning-invoice" 
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+  - package-ecosystem: "cargo" 
+    directory: "/lightning-net-tokio"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+  - package-ecosystem: "cargo" 
+    directory: "/lightning-persister"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+  - package-ecosystem: "cargo" 
+    directory: "/lightning"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions" 
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"