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+# Basic `dependabot.yml` file for pip and github actions
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Enable version updates for pip
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "antlr4-python3-runtime"
+      
+  # Enable version updates for GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"