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+name: "\U00002699 Tech Debt"
+about: Tech debt is for code improvements that do not change the user-facing behavior (ie, neither adding features nor fixing bugs).
+title: ''
+labels: 'T: tech-debt'
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+<!-- Please search existing issues to avoid creating duplicates. -->
+
+<!-- The Dependabot team is currently at reduced capacity, because of this our
+response times on issues will be slower than we'd like. -->
+
+<!-- Describe the code improvement you'd like. -->