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@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ Ethermint utilizes [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/).
 - [squash your commits](https://github.com/todotxt/todo.txt-android/wiki/Squash-All-Commits-Related-to-a-Single-Issue-into-a-Single-Commit) into an individual commit
 - run `make test` and `make test-cli` to ensure that all tests pass
 - merge pull request
-- push master may request that pull requests be rebased on top of `unstable`
 
 ### Release Procedure:
 - start on `develop`
@@ -104,4 +103,4 @@ Ethermint utilizes [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/).
 - push to hotfix-vX.X.X to run the extended integration tests on the CI
 - merge hotfix-vX.X.X to master
 - merge hotfix-vX.X.X to develop
-- delete the hotfix-vX.X.X branch
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+- delete the hotfix-vX.X.X branch