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+category: queryMetadata
+tags: [lgtm, codescanning]
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+* The precision of "Hard-coded credentials" (`rb/hardcoded-credentials`) has been decreased from "high" to "medium". This query will no longer be run and displayed by default on Code Scanning and LGTM.