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+## Pull Requests
+
+Thanks for helping to improve Shairport Sync. This template is an effort to make a Pull Request as trouble-free and useful as possible.
+
+## ⚠️ Important: Target Branch
+
+**Please ensure your pull request targets the `development` branch, not `master`.**
+
+Contributions should be submitted against the `development` branch for review and testing before they are merged into the main release branch.
+
+---
+
+## Description
+
+Please provide a brief description of your changes:
+
+
+
+## Type of Change
+
+Please delete options that are not relevant:
+
+- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
+- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
+- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
+- [ ] Documentation update
+- [ ] Code refactoring
+- [ ] Performance improvement
+- [ ] Build/CI configuration change
+
+## Related Issue
+
+If this PR addresses an existing issue, please link it here:
+
+Fixes #(issue number)
+
+## Testing
+
+Please describe the tests you ran to verify your changes:
+
+- [ ] Tested on Linux
+- [ ] Tested on FreeBSD
+- [ ] Tested on OpenBSD
+- [ ] Tested with AirPlay 2
+- [ ] Tested with classic AirPlay
+
+**Test Configuration:**
+* Hardware/Platform:
+* OS Version:
+* Build flags used:
+
+## Checklist
+
+- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
+- [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
+- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation (if applicable)
+- [ ] My changes generate no new warnings
+- [ ] I have tested my changes and verified they work as expected
+- [ ] I have checked that my PR targets the `development` branch
+
+## Additional Notes
+
+Any additional information, context, or screenshots that would help reviewers understand your changes:
+
+