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 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [unreleased]
+- Remove dead links from README
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 ## [v0.3.1]
 ### Added
 - Handling for input reference transcriptome headers that contain `|`
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 This repository contains a [nextflow](https://www.nextflow.io/) workflow
 for assembly and annotation of transcripts from Oxford Nanopore cDNA or direct RNA reads.
-It has been adapted from two existing Snakemake pipelines:
-* https://github.com/nanoporetech/pipeline-nanopore-ref-isoforms
-* https://github.com/nanoporetech/pipeline-nanopore-denovo-isoforms
 
 
 
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 This repository contains a [nextflow](https://www.nextflow.io/) workflow
 for assembly and annotation of transcripts from Oxford Nanopore cDNA or direct RNA reads.
-It has been adapted from two existing Snakemake pipelines:
-* https://github.com/nanoporetech/pipeline-nanopore-ref-isoforms
-* https://github.com/nanoporetech/pipeline-nanopore-denovo-isoforms