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+---
+name: 🏅 Release
+about: Define a Release
+labels: release
+title: 🏅 [RELEASE] 
+---
+<!-- THIS ISSUE-TYPE IS NOT FOR YOU! -->
+<!-- Proceed only if you know what you are doing - go chat with Team Gradido -->
+<!-- Visit the Gradido Discord: https://discord.gg/kA3zBAKQDC -->
+
+## 🏅 RELEASE
+<!-- Describe your Release in detail. Include screenshots and drawings -->