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+version: 2
+updates:
+- package-ecosystem: maven
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: daily
+    time: "04:00"
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  ignore:
+  - dependency-name: org.bboxdb:bboxdb-commons
+    versions:
+    - 0.9.5
+    - 0.9.6
+  - dependency-name: org.mockito:mockito-core
+    versions:
+    - 3.7.7
+    - 3.8.0
+  - dependency-name: org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl
+    versions:
+    - 2.14.0