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 ...
 ```
 
+And whenever you run `python manage.py startapp`, you must remove the line:
+
+`default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'`
+
+from the new application's `apps.py` file.
+
 ## Known issues and limitations
 
 - The following `QuerySet` methods aren't supported: