diff --git "a/\173\173cookiecutter.project_name\175\175/metadata.yml" "b/\173\173cookiecutter.project_name\175\175/metadata.yml"
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+name: "{{cookiecutter.service_name}}"
+version: "0.1"
+source: "https://github.com/tcpcloud/salt-formula-{{cookiecutter.service_name}}"