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    scripts/format.bash
    ```
 1. Create a PR following the instructions in the PR template.
+   1. Make sure you use [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/), both in the commit messages and the pull request title
 
 ## Fixing an existing plugin