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+# External Contributor Checklist
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+🚨 Please review the [guidelines for contributing](https://github.com/mendersoftware/mender/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) to this repository.
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+- [ ] Make sure that all commits have a [`Changelog`](https://github.com/mendersoftware/mender/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#changelog-tags) tag. If nothing should be added to the Changelog, add a `Changelog: None` tag. If there is a change, add `Changelog: Commit`, or `Changelog: Title`, depending on what should be included in the changelog.
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+- [ ] Make sure that all commits are signed with [`git --signoff`](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Signing-Your-Work). Also note that the signoff author must match the author of the commit.
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+### Description
+
+Please describe your pull request.
+
+Thank you!