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+[changelog]
+body = """
+{% if version %}\
+    ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}] - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
+{% else %}\
+    ## [unreleased]
+{% endif %}\
+
+
+{% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
+    ### {{ group | upper_first }}
+    {% for commit in commits
+    | filter(attribute="scope")
+    | sort(attribute="scope") %}
+        * *({{commit.scope}})* {{ commit.message | upper_first }}
+        {%- if commit.breaking %}
+        {% raw %}  {% endraw %}- **BREAKING**: {{commit.breaking_description}}
+        {%- endif -%}
+    {%- endfor -%}
+    {%- for commit in commits %}
+        {%- if commit.scope -%}
+        {% else -%}
+            * {{ commit.message | upper_first }} ([{{ commit.id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]({{ commit.id }}))
+            {% if commit.breaking -%}
+            {% raw %}  {% endraw %}- **BREAKING**: {{commit.breaking_description}}
+            {% endif -%}
+        {% endif -%}
+    {% endfor -%}
+    {% raw %}\n{% endraw %}\
+{% endfor %}\n
+
+"""
+#{% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
+#    ### {{ group | upper_first }}
+#    {% for commit in commits %}\
+#        - {% if commit.breaking %}[**breaking**] {% endif %}{{ commit.message | upper_first }} ([{{ commit.id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]({{ commit.id }}))
+#    {% endfor %}\
+#{% endfor %}\n
+# remove the leading and trailing whitespace from the template
+trim = true
+
+[git]
+conventional_commits = true
+filter_unconventional = false
+commit_parsers = [
+    { message = ".*(deps).*", group = "Dependencies"},
+    { message = "^feat", group = "Features"},
+    { message = "^fix", group = "Bug Fixes"},
+    { message = "^doc", group = "Documentation"},
+    { message = "^perf", group = "Performance"},
+    { message = "^refactor", group = "Refactor"},
+    { message = "^style", group = "Styling"},
+    { message = "^test", group = "Testing"},
+    { message = "^chore\\(release\\): prepare for", skip = true},
+    { message = "^chore", group = "Miscellaneous Tasks"},
+    { body = ".*security", group = "Security"},
+    { message = ".*", group = "Other", default_scope = "other"}, # Everything that's not a conventional commit goes into the "Other" category
+]
+