diff --git a/csst_common/data/module_header.txt b/csst_common/data/module_header.txt
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+Identifier:     KSC-{identifier}-{file_path}
+Name:           {file_name}
+Description:    {description}
+Author:         {author}
+Created:        {date}
+Modified-History:
+    {date}, {author}, created
+    {date}, {author}, fixed a bug