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 9. [Open a pull request](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request-from-a-fork), and make sure to fill in the required fields.
 10. An Expensify engineer and a member from the Contributor-Plus team will be assigned to your pull request automatically to review.
-11. Provide daily updates until reaching completion of your PR.
+11. Daily updates on weekdays are highly recommended. If you know you won’t be able to provide updates for > 1 week, please comment on the PR or issue how long you plan to be out so that we may plan accordingly. We understand everyone needs a little vacation here and there. Any issue that doesn't receive an update for 1 full week may be considered abandoned and the original contract terminated.
 
 #### Submit your pull request for final review
 12. When you are ready to submit your pull request for final review, make sure the following checks pass: