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+### Version Increment
+Please ensure you have incremented the package version in the package.json as necessary.
+- [ ] I have incremented the package.json according to [semantic versioning](https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/upm-semver.html)
+- [ ] No version increment is needed; the change does not impact SDK or Sample code/assets
+
 ### Docs Checklist
 Please ensure you have addressed documentation updates if needed as part of this PR:
 - [ ] I have created a separate PR on the sequence docs repository for documentation updates: [Link to docs PR](https://github.com/0xsequence/docs/pulls)