Merge pull request #5871 from uswds/cm-site-note-incorrect-dates

USWDS - README: Add note about incorrect package link to download page
uswds · May 22, 2024 · 37fa413 · 37fa413
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    You'll notice in our example above that we also outline a `stylesheets`, `images` and `javascript` folder in your `assets` folder. These folders are to help organize any assets that are unique to your project and separate from the design system assets.
 
+    <!-- 
+      This note also exists on the USWDS Site download page, which is maintained in the USWDS-Site repo. 
+      If any changes are made, make sure to update there as well. 
+    -->
+    **Note:** Files in the downloadable USWDS package will show a "last modified" date of October 26, 1985. This is [intentional](https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/20439#issuecomment-385121133). This default date is set by npm on all its packages to ensure builds will be identical.
 
 ## Using USWDS CSS and JavaScript in your project