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 # The first line must start with Bugfix:, Enhancement: or Change:,
-# including the colon. Use present use. Remove lines starting with '#'
+# including the colon. Use present tense. Remove lines starting with '#'
 # from this template.
 Enhancement: Allow custom bar in the foo command