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 > Kiln provides utilities and conventions for maintaining the source to build and release ".pivotal" files.
 
+_The shell script examples use [kiln 0.85.0](https://github.com/pivotal-cf/kiln/releases/tag/v0.85.0) and [yq 4.34.1](https://github.com/mikefarah/yq)._
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 ### Table of Conents
 - [Authoring Product Template Parts](#authoring-product-template-parts)
 - [Managing BOSH Release Tarballs](#bosh-release-tarballs)