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+# Contributing
+
+Thank you for your interest in contributing!
+
+## License
+
+By submitting a pull request or otherwise contributing to this repository, you agree that your contributions are licensed under both the **Apache 2.0** and **MIT** licenses, the same as the Osiris project itself.
+
+Please ensure all commits comply with these licensing terms and include proper attribution where applicable.
+
+## How to contribute
+
+1. Fork or create a feature branch (e.g., `feature/`, `fix/`, `test/`) based on the `main` branch.
+2. Make your changes with clear, descriptive commit messages.
+3. Write tests and proofs for your changes.
+4. Ensure that all tests and all proofs pass.
+5. Run the formatter.
+6. Open a merge request with a clear description of your changes. (reference the issue that gets resolved by the PR, if any.)
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 Osiris is distributed under the terms of both the MIT license and the Apache License (Version 2.0).
 
 See [LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) and [LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) for details.
+
+## Contributing
+
+Read the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) before submitting a pull request or otherwise contributing to this repository.
+
+## Contact
+
+Osiris was created and is maintained by Thomas Wachter ([@thomasw04](https://github.com/thomasw04/)).