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+:_mod-docs-content-type: ASSEMBLY
+[id="virt-4-22-release-notes"]
+= {VirtProductName} release notes
+include::_attributes/common-attributes.adoc[]
+:context: virt-4-22-release-notes
+
+[role="_abstract"]
+Placeholder assembly used only so the documentation build succeeds. Release notes must be edited in the relevant product branch.
+
+toc::[]
+
+Do not add or edit release notes here. Edit release notes directly in the branch
+that they are relevant for.
+
+This file is here to allow builds to work.
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