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Changes in this PR

Since #3159, Dependabot rejects .github/dependabot.yml. The exclude-paths entries start with a slash, but the schema requires paths relative to the repository root. Until the file passes validation it opens no update pull requests, so this change removes the leading slashes.

Test Plan

Validated the file parses as YAML with all exclude-paths entries relative.

Checklist

Checklist for Author

• Did you update the changelog (if necessary)? N/A
• Is there test coverage?
• Is any followup work tracked in a JIRA ticket? If so, add link(s). N/A

Checklist for Reviewer

• Does the title of the PR reference a JIRA Ticket?
• Do you fully understand the implementation? (Would you be comfortable explaining how this code works to someone else?)
• Is all relevant documentation (README or docstring) updated?

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🟢 Approval recommended

The review evidence indicates that the Dependabot path configuration was corrected while preserving the existing exclusions, with no remaining active issues identified.

No open issues 🎉

What changed in this PR

Updates Dependabot configuration so exclude-paths use repository-relative paths, allowing .github/dependabot.yml to pass validation and resume dependency update pull requests.

Changes:

• Removes leading slashes from all pip exclude-paths entries.
• Preserves the existing excluded files and Dependabot configuration structure.

File	Description
.github/​dependabot.yml	Corrects Dependabot exclusion paths to be relative to the repository root.

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