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-*IMPORTANT*: v1.x of Terminal.Gui is now in maintenance mode; we will accept PRs for v1.x (the `develop` branch) only for bugs that impact existing functionality. All new development happens on the `v2_develop` branch. See the V2 discussion [here](https://github.com/gui-cs/Terminal.Gui/discussions/1940).
+***The current release of Tmerinal.Gui [(v1.9)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Terminal.Gui) is stable, rich, and broadly used. The team is now focused on designing and building a significant upgrade we're referring to as `v2`. Therefore, `v1` is now in maintenance mode.***
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+***This means we will accept PRs for v1.x (the `develop` branch) only for issues impacting existing functionality. All new development will happen on the `v2_develop` branch. See the V2 discussion [here](https://github.com/gui-cs/Terminal.Gui/discussions/1940).***
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+***Developers are encouraged to continue building on `v1` until we announce `v2` is stable.***
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 # Terminal.Gui - Cross Platform Terminal UI toolkit for .NET
 
 A toolkit for building rich console apps for .NET, .NET Core, and Mono that works on Windows, the Mac, and Linux/Unix.