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+*Note:* In preparation of `v3` of HighFive, we've started merging breaking
+changes into the main branch. More information and opportunity to comment can
+be found at:
+https://github.com/BlueBrain/HighFive/issues/864
+
 # HighFive - HDF5 header-only C++ Library
 
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