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+:_mod-docs-content-type: ASSEMBLY
+[id="ocp-5-0-release-notes"]
+= {product-title} {product-version} release notes
+include::_attributes/common-attributes.adoc[]
+:context: release-notes
+
+[role="_abstract"]
+Do not add or edit release notes here. Edit your release notes directly in the branch that they are relevant for, rather than in the `main` repository. Release note changes should be added or edited in their own PR. This file is here to allow builds to work and should not be modified.
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