diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
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+[bumpversion]
+current_version = 0.23.0
+commit = True
+tag = True
+tag_name = {new_version}
+
+[bumpversion:file:scrapy/VERSION]
+