message: Update .changeset/friendly-numbers-accept.md
diff: Deprecate `$data` and replace it with `$include` which allows for any type of json value to be read from external files. In addition, `$include` can be used without a path, which causes the value at the root of the file to be loaded.
  -Most usages of `$data` can be directly replaced with `$include`, expect for if the referenced value is not a string, in which case the value needs to be changed. For example:
  +Most usages of `$data` can be directly replaced with `$include`, except if the referenced value is not a string, in which case the value needs to be changed. For example:
  ```yaml
  # app-config.yaml
  