diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/errors.py b/jenkins_jobs/errors.py
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+++ b/jenkins_jobs/errors.py
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+"""Exception classes for jenkins_jobs errors"""
+
+
+class JenkinsJobsException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class YAMLFormatError(JenkinsJobsException):
+    pass