diff --git a/.cookiecutter.json b/.cookiecutter.json
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+{
+    "cookiecutter": {
+        "codeowner_github_usernames": "@lvrfrc87 @scetron @grelleum @jeffkala @pszulczewski",
+        "full_name": "Network to Code, LLC",
+        "email": "info@networktocode.com",
+        "github_org": "networktocode",
+        "description": "Python library for examining structured data.",
+        "project_name": "jdiff",
+        "project_slug": "jdiff",
+        "repo_url": "https://github.com/networktocode/jdiff",
+        "base_url": "jdiff",
+        "project_python_name": "jdiff",
+        "project_python_base_version": "3.10",
+        "project_with_config_settings": "no",
+        "generate_docs": "yes",
+        "version": "1.0.1",
+        "original_publish_year": "2022"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/changes/+add-cookie-template.housekeeping b/changes/+add-cookie-template.housekeeping
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+Add .cookiecutter.json file for drift management.