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+**Release Notes**
+Please include relevant [release notes](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/blob/master/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md) as needed.
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+**Testing**
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+If this issue is a regression or something that should block release, please consider including a test either in the [testsuite](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/tree/master/tests) or as a [hydraJob]( https://github.com/NixOS/nix/blob/master/flake.nix#L396) so that it can be part of the [automatic checks](https://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/nix/master).