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-Feature requests should go in the forum: https://community.home-assistant.io/c/feature-requests
+Make sure you run the latest version before reporting an issue. Feature requests should go in the forum: https://community.home-assistant.io/c/feature-requests
 
 **Home Assistant release (`hass --version`):**