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 ## 🤝 Contributing
 
-We pride ourselves on building strong connections with contributors at every level. Despite being a young project, Checkmate has already earned 3300 stars and attracted 40+ contributors from around the globe. So, don’t hold back — jump in, contribute and learn with us!
+We pride ourselves on building strong connections with contributors at every level. Despite being a young project, Checkmate has already earned 3700+ stars and attracted 45+ contributors from around the globe. So, don’t hold back — jump in, contribute and learn with us!
 
 Here's how you can contribute:
 
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   <img src="https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=bluewave-labs/checkmate" />
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+## 💰 Our sponsors
 
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+Thanks to [Gitbook](https://gitbook.io/) for giving us a free tier for their documentation platform, and [Poeditor](https://poeditor.com/) providing us a free account to use their i18n services. If you would like to sponsor Checkmate, please send an email to hello@bluewavelabs.ca
 
 [![Star History Chart](https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=bluewave-labs/checkmate&type=Date)](https://star-history.com/#bluewave-labs/bluewave-uptime&Date)
 
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