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+### Summary
+
+A short summary of the changes in this PR.
+
+**Highlights**:
+1. ...
+2. ...
+
+**Minor changes**:
+1. ...
+2. ...
+
+### What type of change is this?
+
+- [ ] Bug fix in a **backwards-compatible** manner.
+- [ ] New feature in a **backwards-compatible** manner.
+- [ ] Breaking change: bug fix or new feature that involve incompatible API changes.
+- [ ] Other (e.g. doc update, configuration, etc)
+
+### Checklist
+
+- [ ] I ran all tests on my computer and it's all green (i.e. `] test`).
+- [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works.
+- [ ] I have added necessary documentation (if appropriate)