diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,3 +77,4 @@ Consider installing our git pre-commit hook for automatic formatting.
 ```bash
 git config --local core.hooksPath .git-hooks
 ```
+ephemeral