diff --git a/.github/settings.yml b/.github/settings.yml
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--- a/.github/settings.yml
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-# See https://github.com/Financial-Times/github-apps-config-next for details
-_extends: github-apps-config-next
-
-repository:
-
-  # Only allow rebase merges
-  allow_squash_merge: false
-  allow_merge_commit: false
-  allow_rebase_merge: true
-
-  # Disable GitHub features we don't need
-  has_projects: false
-  has_wiki: false
-  has_downloads: false
-
-  # Branching behaviour
-  default_branch: main
-  delete_branch_on_merge: true