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+# Contribution Guidelines
+
+Please have a look at the [contribution guidelines for iLCSoft](https://github.com/iLCSoft/ilcsoftDoc/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)
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+
+
+BEGINRELEASENOTES
+- Thank you for writing the text to appear in the release notes. It will show up
+  exactly as it appears between the two bold lines
+- ...
+
+ENDRELEASENOTES
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