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+# this is required for the docs build jobs
+ruamel.yaml
+ansible>=2.8,!=2.8.9,!=2.9.12,<2.10.0
+sphinx>=2.0.0,!=2.1.0 # BSD
+openstackdocstheme>=2.2.1 # Apache-2.0
+reno>=3.1.0 # Apache-2.0
+doc8>=0.8.1 # Apache-2.0
+bashate>=0.6.0 # Apache-2.0
+metalsmith>=1.4.0 # Apache-2.0
+jsonschema  # MIT