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 ### Added
 - Extend Validation to EnergyManagement Systems. [#1356](https://github.com/ie3-institute/PowerSystemDataModel/issues/1356)
+- Added `CITATION.cff` [#1380](https://github.com/ie3-institute/PowerSystemDataModel/issues/1380)
 
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed handling of `CongestionResult.InputModelType` in `EntityProcessor` [#1325](https://github.com/ie3-institute/PowerSystemDataModel/issues/1325)
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+cff-version: 1.0.0
+title: "PowerSystemDataModel - Provides an elaborated data model to model energy systems with a high granularity."
+message: "If you use this software, please cite it as below."
+type: software
+authors:
+  - name: "ie³ - Institute of Energy Systems, Energy Efficiency and Energy Economics - TU Dortmund University"
+    alias: ie³
+    address: "Martin-Schmeißer-Weg 12"
+    city: Dortmund
+    country: DE
+    post-code: 44227
+    website: "https://ie3.etit.tu-dortmund.de/"
+  - family-names: Hiry
+    given-names: Johannes
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1447-0607
+  - family-names: Kittl
+    given-names: Chris
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1187-0568
+  - family-names: Sen-Sarma
+    given-names: Debopama        
+  - family-names: Peter
+    given-names: Sebastian
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6311-6113
+  - family-names: Oberließen
+    given-names: Thomas
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5805-5408
+  - family-names: Feismann
+    given-names: Daniel
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3531-9025
+  - family-names: Bao
+    given-names: Johannes
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3641-6469
+  - family-names: Hohmann
+    given-names: Julian
+  - family-names: Staudt
+    given-names: Marius
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3309-5258
+  - family-names: Steffan
+    given-names: Niklas
+  - family-names: Kraus
+    given-names: Mia
+  - family-names: Strehle
+    given-names: Dennis
+  - family-names: Mahr
+    given-names: Christian
+  - family-names: Zachopoulos
+    given-names: Vasilios
+  - family-names: Bajpai
+    given-names: Shubham
+  - family-names: Roumeliotis
+    given-names: Lara
+  - family-names: Bung
+    given-names: Vicky
+  - family-names: Hütte
+    given-names: Simon
+  - family-names: Petersmeier
+    given-names: Pierre
+repository-code: https://github.com/ie3-institute/PowerSystemDataModel
+keywords:
+  - power system data model
+  - power system
+  - energy system
+license: BSD-3-Clause
+version: 7.0.0
+date-released: 2025-06-05
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