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 New BSD License.  See the LICENSE file.
 
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 ### DEVELOPMENT STATUS
 
 ![Python package](https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/workflows/Python%20package/badge.svg)
 [![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/gitpython/badge/?version=stable)](https://readthedocs.org/projects/gitpython/?badge=stable)
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 This project is in **maintenance mode**, which means that
 
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 The project is open to contributions of all kinds, as well as new maintainers.
 
-[contributing]: https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
+[contributing]: https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
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