diff --git a/Ghidra/patch/README.txt b/Ghidra/patch/README.txt
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-Drop jar files in this directory to apply patches to an installation of Ghidra.  Any jar files
-found in this directory will be placed at the front of the classpath, allowing them to override
-any existing classes in any module.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Ghidra/patch/certification.local.manifest b/Ghidra/patch/certification.local.manifest
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-##VERSION: 2.0
-README.txt||GHIDRA||||END|