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 > :warning: **Temporary pause on contributions to the MetaMask docs repository**
 > 
-> Starting August 3, 2024, contributions to this repository will be temporarily paused.
+> Starting August 13, 2024, contributions to this repository will be temporarily paused.
 > Pull requests submitted during this period will not be reviewed or merged until after the pause.
 > Thank you for your understanding.