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+**NOTE:** This README is the documentation for `JSONAPI::Resources`. If you are viewing this at the
+[project page on Github](https://github.com/cerebris/jsonapi-resources) you are viewing the documentation for the `master`
+branch. This may contain information that is not relevant to the release you are using. Please see the README for the
+[version](https://github.com/cerebris/jsonapi-resources/releases) you are using.
+
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+
 `JSONAPI::Resources`, or "JR", provides a framework for developing a server that complies with the
 [JSON API](http://jsonapi.org/) specification.