diff --git a/etc/snippets/yas/scheme-mode/guix-news-entry b/etc/snippets/yas/scheme-mode/guix-news-entry
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+# -*- mode: snippet -*-
+# name: guix-news-entry
+# key: entry...
+# --
+(entry (commit "$1")
+       (title
+        (en "$2"))
+       (body
+        (en "$3")))