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 For more information on OpenTelemetry, visit: https://opentelemetry.io/
 
+## Security issue notifications
+If you discover a potential security issue in this project we ask that you notify AWS/Amazon Security via our [vulnerability reporting page](http://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/). Please do **not** create a public github issue.
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 ## License
 
 This project is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License.