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+## Community Code of Conduct
+
+zot follows the [CNCF Code of Conduct](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md).
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 * go 1.12+
 * The OCI distribution spec is still WIP, and we try to keep up
+
+# Contributing
+
+We encourage and support an active, healthy community of contributors.
+
+* Details are in the (code of conduct)[CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md]