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@@ -47,5 +47,4 @@ _It goes without saying that the project master branch should always pass its ow
 
 **Have at least two maintainers approved this pull request?**
 
-_At least two maintainers should approve every pull request before it is merged. If you are the second maintainer to review a pull request, pending your approval it can be merged. Otherwise add a thumbsup :+1: to the pull request and consider tagging another maintainer to follow you.
-Add the label ready_to_merge to show that the pull request is accepted to a first maintainer_
+_At least two maintainers should approve every pull request before it is merged. If you are the second maintainer to review a pull request, pending your approval it can be merged. Otherwise, apply the "flag:ready-to-merge" label to the pull request and consider tagging another maintainer to follow you._