return {
  {
    "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
    lazy = false,
    dependencies = "AstroNvim/astrocore",
    opts = function(_, opts)
      -- add more things to the ensure_installed table protecting against community packs modifying it
      opts.ensure_installed = require("astrocore").list_insert_unique(opts.ensure_installed, {
        "lua",
        "cpp",
        "c",
        "bash",
        "vim",
        "markdown",
        "asm",
        "cmake",
        "css",
        "html",
        "javascript",
        "printf",
        "fish",
        "git_config",
        "git_rebase",
        "gitcommit",
        "gitignore",
        "gitattributes",
        "java",
        "meson",
        "ninja",
        "python",
        "sql",
        "typescript",
        "vimdoc",
        "xml"
      })
    end,
    config = function()
      require("nvim-treesitter.configs").setup {
        highlight = {
          enable = true,
          additional_vim_regex_highlighting = false
        },
        ensure_installed = {
          "lua",
          "cpp",
          "c",
          "bash",
          "vim",
          "markdown",
          "asm",
          "cmake",
          "css",
          "html",
          "javascript",
          "printf",
          "fish",
          "git_config",
          "git_rebase",
          "gitcommit",
          "gitignore",
          "gitattributes",
          "java",
          "meson",
          "ninja",
          "python",
          "sql",
          "typescript",
          "vimdoc",
          "xml"
        }
      }
    end
  }
}
