diff --git a/.github/.kodiak.toml b/.github/.kodiak.toml
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+version = 1
+
+[merge]
+require_automerge_label = false
+blocking_labels = ['blocked', 'in review', 'semver:major']
+method = 'squash'
+
+[merge.message]
+title = 'pull_request_title'
+strip_html_comments = true
+include_coauthors = true
+
+[merge.automerge_dependencies]
+# only auto merge "minor" and "patch" version upgrades.
+# do not automerge "major" version upgrades.
+versions = ["minor", "patch"]
+usernames = ["dependabot", "renovate"]