diff --git a/GhidraBuild/patch/README.txt b/GhidraBuild/patch/README.txt
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+Drop jar files in this directory to apply patches to an installation of Ghidra.  Any jar files
+found in this directory will be placed at the front of the classpath, allowing them to override
+any existing classes in any module.
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diff --git a/GhidraBuild/patch/certification.local.manifest b/GhidraBuild/patch/certification.local.manifest
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+##VERSION: 2.0
+README.txt||GHIDRA||||END|