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 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/blob/trunk/CONTRIBUTING.md -->
 
 ## What?
+<!-- Link this PR to its associated issue with an appropriate keyword: Closes, See, Follow up to, etc. -->
+Closes <!-- #ISSUE-NUMBER or URL -->
+
 <!-- In a few words, what is the PR actually doing? -->
 
 ## Why?