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+name: RFC Tracking Issue
+about: track the progress of an approved RFC
+title: 'Tracking issue for RFC 0000: Short Title'
+labels: []
+assignees: ''
+---
+
+This issue tracks the progress of [RFC 0000: Short Title](https://github.com/alumet-dev/rfcs/pull/0).
+
+**Steps:**
+  - [ ] this
+  - [ ] that
+
+**Unresolved questions:**
+  - [ ] Regarding this important question, do we want to do A or B?