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+default_install_hook_types: [pre-commit, commit-msg]
+default_stages: [pre-commit]
+repos:
+  # enforce commit format
+  - repo: https://github.com/compilerla/conventional-pre-commit
+    rev: v2.3.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: conventional-pre-commit
+        stages: [commit-msg]
+        args: []