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+# for github.com
+approvals:
+  groups:
+    zalando:
+      minimum: 2
+      from:
+        orgs:
+          - "zalando"
+X-Zalando-Team: "acid"
+# type should be one of [code, doc, config, tools, secrets]
+# code will be the default value, if X-Zalando-Type is not found in .zappr.yml
+X-Zalando-Type: code