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 MQTT.js is a client library for the [MQTT](http://mqtt.org/) protocol, written
 in JavaScript for node.js and the browser.
 
+| :warning: WARNING          |
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+| our default branch has been moved from *master* to *main*      |
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+| :boom: MQTT.js vNext          |
+|:---------------------------|
+| Want to contribute to the next generation of **MQTT.js**? Join the discussion [here](https://github.com/mqttjs/MQTT.js/discussions/1324).       |
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 ## Table of Contents
 * [__MQTT.js vNext__](#vnext)
 * [Upgrade notes](#notes)