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+# we have the specfile in the root of our repository
+specfile_path: osbuild.spec
+# when doing an update in Fedora, we want to copy the spec file and the config file
+synced_files:
+  - osbuild.spec
+  - .packit.yaml
+upstream_project_name: osbuild
+downstream_package_name: osbuild