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-# by default, assign a maintainer and a contributor to review a pull request
-* @glotzerlab/hoomd-maintainers @glotzerlab/hoomd-reviewers
-
-# For changes to github settings, workflows, and CI, only assign maintainers
-.github @glotzerlab/hoomd-maintainers
-.pre-commit-config.yaml @glotzerlab/hoomd-maintainers
-doc/requirements.txt @glotzerlab/hoomd-maintainers