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 ## Contributing
-See [contributing](https://github.com/mouse-reeve/bookwyrm/blob/main/README.md) for code, translation or monetary contributions.
+See [contributing](https://github.com/mouse-reeve/bookwyrm/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for code, translation or monetary contributions.
 
 ## About BookWyrm
 ### What it is and isn't