diff --git a/include/fmt/format.h b/include/fmt/format.h
index cf292f45..986d6913 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format.h
@@ -2,27 +2,32 @@
  Formatting library for C++
 
  Copyright (c) 2012 - present, Victor Zverovich
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 #ifndef FMT_FORMAT_H_