diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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+++ b/.gitattributes
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+pyiron_contrib/_version.py export-subst
diff --git a/.gitpod b/.gitpod
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+github:
+  prebuilds:
+    pullRequestsFromForks: true