diff --git a/src/aarecommon/config/util.py b/src/aarecommon/config/util.py
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+++ b/src/aarecommon/config/util.py
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+import os
+from contextlib import contextmanager, redirect_stderr, redirect_stdout
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def suppress_output():
+    """Suppress both stdout and stderr by redirecting them to os.devnull."""
+    with open(os.devnull, "w") as fnull:
+        with redirect_stdout(fnull), redirect_stderr(fnull):
+            yield