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 {% endfor %}
 
 Thanks to <FILL OUT CONTRIBUTORS>, and others for contributing to this release!
+
+# Results of checking the release against common anti-virus SW
+
+<Upload the release binaries to VirusTotal and ADD a link to the report here>
+
+The failures are probably false positives. You can mark esptool as safe in your anti-virus SW, or [install esptool from source](https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esptool/en/latest/installation.html).