diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
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+build
+coverage
+docker
+jest
+packages
+scripts
diff --git a/.prettierrc.cjs b/.prettierrc.cjs
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+// Copyright 2017-2021 @polkadot/apps authors & contributors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+module.exports = require('@polkadot/dev/config/prettier.cjs');