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@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ Running the program requires Rust v1.69+. The following will output a complete J
 cargo run
 ```
 
+## Adding or Adjusting Data
+
+**If you'd like to add a list or adjust a list, please submit PRs to the `next` branch.**
+
+The `main` branch is frozen for this version of Sqids.
+
 ## Data
 
 Lists of words are located in [data](data) folder.
@@ -34,4 +40,4 @@ Sqids ID matching that will cause a re-run (in order):
 1. If the word has numbers, then match will happen only if ID starts or ends with that mutated word
 1. Otherwise, only if the word is a substring of ID
 
-Most common matches are from 4 letter words.
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+Most common matches are from 4 letter words.