diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    labels: ["maintenance", "ignore-for-release"]
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: pip
+    directory: "/"
+    labels: ["maintenance", "ignore-for-release"]
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
diff --git a/.github/release-drafter.yml b/.github/release-drafter.yml
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-template: |
-  ## Release Notes
-
-
-  ## Changes
-
-  $CHANGES
diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
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+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release
+  categories:
+    - title: 🛠 Breaking Changes
+      labels:
+        - breaking-change
+    - title: 🎉 Exciting New Features
+      labels:
+        - enhancement
+    - title: 👎 Deprecations
+      labels:
+        - deprecation
+    - title: 🐛 Bug Fixes
+      labels:
+        - bug
+    - title: Other Changes
+      labels:
+        - "*"