diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE
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+spark-ec2 is no longer in active development. Please refer to the README.
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
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+spark-ec2 is no longer in active development. Please refer to the README.