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Expand Up @@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ This file will contain the metadata for your plugin. Here is an example:
Then open a pull request at the [official plugin channel](https://github.com/micro-editor/plugin-channel),
adding a link to the raw `repo.json` that is in your plugin repository.

To make updating the plugin work, the first line of your plugin's lua code
should contain the version of the plugin. (Like this: `VERSION = "1.0.0"`)
Please make sure to use [semver](https://semver.org/) for versioning.
For plugin updates to work, your plugin’s Lua code should include its version; for example:
`VERSION = "1.0.0"`. Note that `VERSION` is **not** declared as `local`. By convention, this
code is placed on the first line of your plugin’s main Lua file. Please make sure to use
[semver](https://semver.org/) for versioning.