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+> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+> For 1.7 Features: set Milestone to `1.7` and Base Branch to `release-1.7`
+> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+>
 > NOTE: Please check the “Allow edits from maintainers” box below to allow 
 > reviewers fix problems on your patch and speed up the review process.
 > Please delete this note before submitting the pull request.