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 # ![PHPWord](https://rawgit.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/develop/docs/images/phpword.svg "PHPWord")
 
+## :mag_right: PHPWord is looking for a new maintainer :crown: :pencil: ([#948](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/issues/948)) 
+
 [![Latest Stable Version](https://poser.pugx.org/phpoffice/phpword/v/stable.png)](https://packagist.org/packages/phpoffice/phpword)
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/PHPOffice/PHPWord.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/PHPOffice/PHPWord)
 [![Code Quality](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/PHPOffice/PHPWord/badges/quality-score.png?s=b5997ce59ac2816b4514f3a38de9900f6d492c1d)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/PHPOffice/PHPWord/)