diff --git a/.cz.toml b/.cz.toml
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--- a/.cz.toml
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-[tool.commitizen]
-name = "cz_conventional_commits"
-tag_format = "v$version"
-version = "0.9.0"
-version_scheme = "semver"
-gpg_sign = true
-annotated_tag = true
-update_changelog_on_bump = true
-major_version_zero = true
-version_files = [
-  "README.md",
-  "oqs/Cargo.toml",
-  "oqs-sys/Cargo.toml",
-]