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 # Contributing
 
+<!-- Pipeline verified 2026-04-15: auto-version + PAT + multi-arch docker -->
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 ## Commit format
 
 [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org). `.github/workflows/auto-version.yml`