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-# Substrate Cumulus Parachain Template
+# Substrate Parachain Template
 
-A new [Cumulus](https://github.com/paritytech/cumulus/)-based Substrate node, ready for hacking ☁️..
+A new [Cumulus](https://github.com/paritytech/cumulus/)-based Parachain node, ready for hacking 🚀
 
-This project is originally a fork of the
-[Substrate Node Template](https://github.com/substrate-developer-hub/substrate-node-template)
-modified to include dependencies required for registering this node as a **parathread** or
-**parachain** to a **relay chain**.
 
-The stand-alone version of this template is hosted on the
-[Substrate Devhub Parachain Template](https://github.com/substrate-developer-hub/substrate-parachain-template/)
-for each release of Polkadot. It is generated directly to the upstream
-[Parachain Template in Cumulus](https://github.com/paritytech/cumulus/tree/master/parachain-template)
-at each release branch using the
-[Substrate Template Generator](https://github.com/paritytech/substrate-template-generator/).
+The stand-alone version of this template is hosted on the [Substrate Devhub Parachain Template](https://github.com/substrate-developer-hub/substrate-parachain-template/) for each release of Polkadot.
+This is generated directly at each `polkadot-vX.X.X` release branch from the [Parachain Template in Cumulus](https://github.com/paritytech/cumulus/tree/master/parachain-template) upstream.
 
-👉 Learn more about parachains [here](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-parachains), and
-parathreads [here](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-parathreads).
+It is usually best to to use the stand-alone version to start a new project.
+All bugs, suggestions, and feature requests should be made upstream to [Cumulus](https://github.com/paritytech/cumulus/tree/master/parachain-template).
 
+👉 Learn more about parachains [here](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-parachains).
 
 🧙 Learn about how to use this template and run your own parachain testnet for it in the
-[Devhub Cumulus Tutorial](https://docs.substrate.io/tutorials/v3/cumulus/start-relay/).
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+[Build a Parachain tutorials](https://docs.substrate.io/tutorials/build-a-parachain/).