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 - [ ] Commit your changes with a simple message: "Bumping to v#{Huborg::VERSION}"
 - [ ] Run `bundle exec rake release`
 
+## Contributing
+
+If you're working on a PR for this project, create a feature branch off of `main`.
+
+This repository follows the [Samvera Community Code of Conduct](https://samvera.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/samvera/pages/405212316/Code+of+Conduct) and [language recommendations](https://github.com/samvera/maintenance/blob/master/templates/CONTRIBUTING.md#language).  Please ***do not*** create a branch called `master` for this repository or as part of your pull request; the branch will either need to be removed or renamed before it can be considered for inclusion in the code base and history of this repository.
+
 # Acknowledgments
 
 This software has been developed by and is brought to you by the Samvera community.  Learn more at the