diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
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index 00000000..bcb70c32
--- /dev/null
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+version: 2
+jobs:
+  build:
+    branches:
+      ignore:
+        - gh-pages # list of branches to ignore
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diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
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-general:
-  branches:
-    ignore:
-      - gh-pages # list of branches to ignore