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-# NOTE: This file is for HashiCorp specific licensing automation and can be deleted after creating a new repo with this template.
-schema_version = 1
-
-project {
-  license        = "MPL-2.0"
-  copyright_year = 2023
-
-  header_ignore = [
-    # examples used within documentation (prose)
-    "examples/**",
-
-    # GitHub issue template configuration
-    ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/*.yml",
-
-    # golangci-lint tooling configuration
-    ".golangci.yml",
-
-    # GoReleaser tooling configuration
-    ".goreleaser.yml",
-  ]
-}