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-<!-- 
-
-Please see our guide for opening issues: https://rocket.chat/docs/contributing/reporting-issues
-
-If you have questions or are looking for help/support please see: https://rocket.chat/docs/getting-support
-
-If you are experiencing a bug please search our issues to be sure it is not already present: https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues
-
--->
-
-### Description:
-
-<!-- Description of the issue -->
-
-### Server Setup Information:
-
-* Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 
-* Operating System: 
-* Deployment Method(snap/docker/tar/etc): 
-* Number of Running Instances: 
-* DB Replicaset Oplog: 
-* Node Version: 
-* mongoDB Version: 
-
-### Steps to Reproduce:
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-1. <!-- First Step -->
-2. <!-- Second Step -->
-3. <!-- and so on... -->
-
-### Expected behavior:
-
-<!-- What you expect to happen -->
-
-### Actual behavior:
-
-<!-- What actually happens -->
-
-### Relevant logs:
-<!-- Logs from both server and browser -->
-<!-- For more information about collecting logs please see: https://rocket.chat/docs/contributing/reporting-issues#gathering-logs -->
diff --git a/.github/issue-templates/release.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
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+---
+name: Release
+about: Internal release checklist template
+
+---
+
 # Release {version}
 We are releasing a new version, this issue will keep track of the progress between the first release candidate (20th of each month) to the final release (27th of each month).