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+# GitHub auto-generated release notes configuration.
+# Categorizes merged PRs by label so each release shows a curated
+# "What's Changed" section grouped by area, like the headroom releases.
+# https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/releasing-projects-on-github/automatically-generated-release-notes#configuring-automatically-generated-release-notes
+
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release
+
+  categories:
+    - title: 🚀 Features
+      labels:
+        - feature
+        - enhancement
+    - title: 🐛 Bug Fixes
+      labels:
+        - bug
+        - fix
+    - title: 🛠 Hardening & Validation
+      labels:
+        - hardening
+        - validation
+        - testing
+        - ci
+    - title: 📦 Dependencies
+      labels:
+        - dependencies
+    - title: 📚 Documentation
+      labels:
+        - documentation
+        - docs
+    - title: 🔧 Maintenance
+      labels:
+        - chore
+        - maintenance
+        - refactor