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@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ For projects hosted by [GitLab](https://gitlab.com) reference [Microsoft.SourceL
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+Starting with version 1.1.0-beta-21470-02, Microsoft.SourceLink.GitLab assumes GitLab version 12.0+ by default.
 If your project is hosted by GitLab older than version 12.0 you must specify `SourceLinkGitLabHost` item group in addition to the package reference:
 
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