return {
	"williamboman/mason.nvim",
	dependencies = {
		"WhoIsSethDaniel/mason-tool-installer.nvim",
		"williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim",
	},
	config = function()
		-- enable mason and configure icons
		require("mason").setup({
			ui = {
				icons = {
					package_installed = "✓",
					package_pending = "➜",
					package_uninstalled = "✗",
				},
			},
		})

		require("mason-lspconfig").setup({
			automatic_enable = {
				exclude = {
					"jdtls",
				},
			},
			ensure_installed = {
				"bashls",
				"cssls",
				"dockerls",
				"emmet_ls",
				"eslint",
				"groovyls",
				"html",
				"jdtls",
				"jsonls",
				"kotlin_lsp",
				"lemminx",
				"lua_ls",
				"postgres_lsp",
				"pylsp",
				"ts_ls",
				"vimls",
				"yamlls",
			},
		})

		-- formatters, linters and debug adapters for mason to install
		require("mason-tool-installer").setup({
			ensure_installed = {
				"biome",
				"black",
				"checkstyle",
				"chrome-debug-adapter",
				"codespell",
				"eslint_d",
				"firefox-debug-adapter",
				"flake8",
				"fourmolu",
				"isort",
				"java-debug-adapter",
				"jq",
				"markdownlint",
				"matlab-language-server",
				"mdformat",
				"nginx-config-formatter",
				"npm-groovy-lint",
				"prettier",
				"shellcheck",
				"shfmt",
				"stylua",
				"xmlformatter",
				"yamlfmt",
			},
		})
	end,
}