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 <!--
+##
+####         Note: the Lilac master branch has been created.  Please consider whether your change
+    ####     should also be applied to Lilac.  If so, make another pull request against the
+####         open-release/lilac.master branch, or ping @nedbat for help or questions.
+##
+
 Please give the pull request a short but descriptive title.
-Use [conventional commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) to separate and summarize commits logically.
+Use conventional commits to separate and summarize commits logically:
+https://open-edx-proposals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/oep-0051-bp-conventional-commits.html
 
 Use this template as a guide. Omit sections that don't apply. You may link to information rather than copy it.
 More details about the template are at https://github.com/edx/open-edx-proposals/pull/180