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+# configuration file for git-cliff (0.1.0)
+
+[changelog]
+# changelog header
+header = """
+# Changelog
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.\n
+"""
+# template for the changelog body
+# https://tera.netlify.app/docs/#introduction
+body = """
+{% if version %}\
+    ## [{{ version | replace(from="v", to="") }}] - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
+{% else %}\
+    ## [unreleased]
+{% endif %}\
+{% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
+    ### {{ group | upper_first }}
+    {% for commit in commits
+    | filter(attribute="scope")
+    | sort(attribute="scope") %}
+        - *({{commit.scope}})* {{ commit.message | upper_first }}
+        {%- if commit.breaking %}
+        {% raw %}  {% endraw %}- **BREAKING**: {{commit.breaking_description}}
+        {%- endif -%}
+    {%- endfor -%}
+    {%- for commit in commits %}
+        {%- if commit.scope -%}
+        {% else -%}
+            - *(No Category)* {{ commit.message | upper_first }}
+            {% if commit.breaking -%}
+            {% raw %}  {% endraw %}- **BREAKING**: {{commit.breaking_description}}
+            {% endif -%}
+        {% endif -%}
+    {% endfor -%}
+{% endfor %}
+"""
+# remove the leading and trailing whitespaces from the template
+trim = true
+# changelog footer
+footer = """
+<!-- generated by git-cliff -->
+"""
+
+[git]
+# allow only conventional commits
+# https://www.conventionalcommits.org
+conventional_commits = true
+# regex for parsing and grouping commits
+commit_parsers = [
+    { message = "^feat", group = "Features"},
+    { message = "^fix", group = "Bug Fixes"},
+    { message = "^doc", group = "Documentation"},
+    { message = "^perf", group = "Performance"},
+    { message = "^refactor", group = "Refactor"},
+    { message = "^style", group = "Styling"},
+    { message = "^test", group = "Testing"},
+    { message = "^chore\\(release\\): prepare for", skip = true},
+    { message = "^chore", group = "Miscellaneous Tasks"},
+    { body = ".*security", group = "Security"},
+]
+# filter out the commits that are not matched by commit parsers
+filter_commits = false
+# glob pattern for matching git tags
+tag_pattern = "[0-9]*"
+# regex for skipping tags
+skip_tags = "v0.1.0-beta.1"