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@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ How to Contribute
 Contributions are very welcome, but for legal reasons, you must submit a signed
 [individual contributor's agreement](https://openedx.org/cla)
 before we can accept your contribution. See our
-[CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.rst)
+[CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/openedx/.github/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
 file for more information -- it also contains guidelines for how to maintain
 high code quality, which will make your contribution more likely to be accepted.