diff --git a/.git_archival.txt b/.git_archival.txt
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+node: $Format:%H$
+node-date: $Format:%cI$
+describe-name: $Format:%(describe:tags=true,match=v[0-9]*)$
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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+.git_archival.txt  export-subst
\ No newline at end of file