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+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 The Hafnium Authors.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+ * license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause.
+ */
+
+export default { extends: ['@commitlint/config-conventional'] };
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