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+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": ["config:base"],
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "description": "Disable renoavte for packages we want to monitor ourselves",
+      "matchPackagePatterns": ["matrix-js-sdk"],
+      "enabled": false
+    }
+  ]
+}