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+---
+name: No new issues
+about: Use https://github.com/sbt/sbt/issues/new/choose instead
+
+---
+
+No new issues should be opened against this repo.
+
+Please use https://github.com/sbt/sbt/issues/new/choose to file an issue against sbt.