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 ## Read the specification
 
 The latest draft specification can be found at [spec/asyncapi.md](./spec/asyncapi.md) which tracks the latest commit to the master branch in this repository.
+The human-readable markdown file is the source of truth for the specification.
 
 - [Version 2.4.0](https://github.com/asyncapi/spec/blob/v2.4.0/spec/asyncapi.md) (latest)
 - [Version 2.3.0](https://github.com/asyncapi/spec/blob/v2.3.0/spec/asyncapi.md)