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+<!--
+  - Please give your pull request a title like
+
+      [component]: [short description]
+
+  - Please use this format for each git commit message:
+
+      [component]: [short description]
+
+      [A longer multiline description]
+
+      Fixes: [Issue/Tracker URL]
+      Signed-off-by: [Your Name] <[your email]>
+
+-->
+
+
+## Contribution Guidelines
+
+To sign and test your commits, please refer to [Contibution guidelines](./../CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+## Checklist
+- [ ] Changes tested in [container setup](./../README.md#option-1-teuthology-docker-setup)
+- [ ] Changes tested in [non-containerized setup](./../README.md#option-2-non-containerized-with-venv-and-pip)
+- [ ] Includes tests
+- [ ] Documentation updated