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-<!-- Output From `ipfs version --all`) -->
+<!-- Output From `ipfs version --all` -->
 #### Version information:
 
 <!-- Bug, Feature, Enhancement, Etc -->
 #### Type:
 
-<!-- from `P0` "Critical" to `P5` "Relatively Unimportant") -->
-#### Priority:
+<!-- One of following:
+    Critical - System crash, application panic.
+    High - The main functionality of the application does not work, API breakage, repo format breakage, etc.
+    Medium - A non-essential functionality does not work, performance issues, etc.
+    Low - An optional functionality does not work.
+    Very Low - Translation or documentation mistake. Something that really does not matter much but should be noticed for a future release. -->
+#### Severity:
 
 #### Description:
 
@@ -20,4 +25,4 @@ This is for you! Please read, and then delete this text before posting it.
 The go-ipfs issues are only for bug reports and directly actionable features.
 Read https://github.com/ipfs/community/blob/master/contributing.md#reporting-issues if your issue doesn't fit either of those categories.
 Read https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/blob/master/docs/github-issue-guide.md if you are not sure how to fill in this issue.
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