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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:
+  # Configuration for Python dependencies
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+
+  # Configuration for frontend/gradle.properties
+  - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
+    directory: "/frontend"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    target-file: "gradle.properties"
+
+  # Configuration for plugins/gradle.properties
+  - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
+    directory: "/plugins"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    target-file: "gradle.properties"