diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c0fcdbdb66..3e0ac0271d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ transifex_input = $(i18n)/transifex_input.json
 # This directory must match .babelrc .
 transifex_temp = ./temp/babel-plugin-formatjs
 
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 precommit:
 	npm run lint
 	npm audit
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 133818538f..31425f0670 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ frontend-app-authoring
 |license-badge| |status-badge| |codecov-badge|
 
 
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+
 Purpose
 *******
 
@@ -377,6 +379,8 @@ file in this repo.
 .. _Backstage: https://open-edx-backstage.herokuapp.com/catalog/default/component/frontend-app-course-authoring
 
 
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+
 Reporting Security Issues
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