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-# Looking for new maintainer!
+# Change of ownership and looking for contributors!
 
+The ownership of the project was recently changed and we are actively looking for contributors to bring the project back to track. Please [visit](https://github.com/DImuthuUpe/AndroidPdfViewer/issues/1186)
 
 # Android PdfViewer