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+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Create a report to help us improve
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+**Describe the bug**
+A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
+
+**To Reproduce**
+Steps to reproduce the behavior.  Please provide as much of the following as you can.
+1. code that demonstrates the behavior
+2. error messages and stacktrace if available
+3. any relevant Aerospike log entries if available
+
+**Expected behavior**
+A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
+
+**Versions and Environment (please complete the following information):**
+ - Client application OS
+ - Aerospike Client Version
+ - Aerospike Database Version
+
+**Additional context**
+Add any other context about the problem here.