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-# This template CITATION.cff file was generated with cffinit.
-# Visit https://bit.ly/cffinit to replace its contents
-# with information about your lesson.
-# Remember to update this file periodically, 
-# ensuring that the author list and other fields remain accurate.
-
 cff-version: 1.2.0
-title: FIXME
-message: >-
-  Please cite this lesson using the information in this file
-  when you refer to it in publications, and/or if you
-  re-use, adapt, or expand on the content in your own
-  training material.
+message: "If you use this lesson, please cite it as below."
 type: dataset
+title: "A gentle, hands-on introduction to containers and virtual machines"
 authors:
-  - given-names: FIXME
-    family-names: FIXME
-abstract: >-
-  FIXME Replace this with a short abstract describing the
-  lesson, e.g. its target audience and main intended
-  learning objectives.
+  - family-names: Rios
+    given-names: Fernando
+    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6262-3260"
+  - family-names: Oliver
+    given-names: Jeffrey
+    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2160-1086"
+keywords:
+  - containers
+  - virtual machines
+  - infrastructure
 license: CC-BY-4.0
+version: 1.0.0
+date-released: 2026-01-06
+repository-code: "https://github.com/LibraryCarpentry/lc-containers_vms"
+url: "https://librarycarpentry.github.io/lc-containers_vms/"