diff --git a/LICENSE-MIT b/LICENSE-MIT
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-MIT License
-
 Copyright (c) 2018-2021 Sebastian Thiel, and [contributors](https://github.com/byron/gitoxide/contributors).
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy