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@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Title: Release tracker
+
+Body:
+TL;DR: This branch includes planned version updates for our initial game launch.
+
+Planned 🚢 date: TBD
+
+Features:
+- [ ] 
+
+Bug fixes:
+- 
diff --git a/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ What existing problem does the pull request solve?
 | Minor: New Feature?      |
 | Details:                 |
 | License                  | CC-BY-SA-4.0
+