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+changelog:
+  repository: spring-projects/spring-security-kerberos
+  sections:
+    - title: ":star: New Features"
+      labels: ["type: enhancement"]
+      sort: "title"
+    - title: ":beetle: Bug Fixes"
+      labels: ["type: bug", "type: regression"]
+      sort: "title"
+    - title: ":hammer: Dependency Upgrades"
+      labels: ["type: dependency-upgrade"]
+      sort: "title"
+    - title: ":rewind: Non-passive"
+      labels: ["type: breaks-passivity"]
+      sort: "title"
+  issues:
+    exclude:
+      labels: [ "status: duplicate" ]
+    ports:
+      - label: "status: forward-port"
+        bodyExpression: 'Forward port of issue #(\d+).*'
+  contributors:
+    title: ":heart: Contributors"
+    exclude:
+      names: ["rwinch"]