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+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": [
+    "local>ashleycaselli/renovate-config"
+  ],
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "description": "Updates to the parent dependencies should trigger a new patch release",
+      "matchPaths": [
+          "pom.xml"
+      ],
+      "semanticCommitType": "chore",
+      "semanticCommitScope": "core-deps"
+    },
+    {
+        "description": "Updates to the dependencies under the build settings element should not trigger any release",
+        "matchPaths": [
+            "pom.xml"
+        ],
+        "matchDepTypes": [
+          "build"
+        ],
+        "semanticCommitType": "build",
+        "semanticCommitScope": "deps"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Updates to the dependencies with scope 'test' should be tagged as test(deps)",
+      "matchPaths": [
+          "pom.xml"
+      ],
+      "matchDepTypes": [
+        "test"
+      ],
+      "semanticCommitType": "test",
+      "semanticCommitScope": "deps"
+    }
+  ]
+}