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+# telos-reth
+
+## Rebase notes:
+```bash
+git checkout main
+git fetch upstream
+git rebase <SHA OF UPSTREAM RELEASE TAG>
+git push
+git checkout telos-main
+git rebase main # this is where it might get tricky! :)
+```