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 ## ➕ Making Contributions
 
-We love contributions! Thank you for your interest in contributing to our RISC-V tutorial compilation.
-
-Contributing is easy! Follow these steps:
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-✔ Browse the beginner and intermediate-level resources [here](#resources) to check if your resource is already included.
-✔ If not, go to [Issues](https://github.com/riscv/learn/issues), click `New issue`, and select the **Add Resource** template.
-✔ Enter the resource details and submit the issue.
-✔ For other contributions, use the **General Request** issue template [here](https://github.com/riscv/learn/issues/new/choose).
-✔ Engage with open issues if you have feedback.
-
-We may contact you for more details before adding contributions.
+We love contributions! Check out [contributing.md](contributing.md) for more info. Thank you for your interest in contributing to our RISC-V tutorial compilation.
 
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 | **Design of the RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture** | Andrew Waterman | PhD dissertation on the structure of the RISC-V ISA. | [PDF](https://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/2016/EECS-2016-1.pdf) |
 | **Is RISC-V the Future?** | Roddy Urquhart | Examination of RISC-V’s future potential. | [Article](https://semiengineering.com/is-risc-v-the-future) |
-| **Past, Present and Future of RISC-V** | Krste Asanović | Overview of RISC-V’s evolution. | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrVRMFjYti0) |
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+| **Past, Present and Future of RISC-V** | Krste Asanović | Overview of RISC-V’s evolution. | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrVRMFjYti0) |
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+## ➕ Making Contributions
+
+Contributing is easy! Follow these steps:
+
+✔ Browse the beginner and intermediate-level resources [here](README.md#resources) to check if your resource is already included.
+✔ If not, go to [Issues](https://github.com/riscv/learn/issues), click `New issue`, and select the **Add Resource** template.
+✔ Enter the resource details and submit the issue.
+✔ For other contributions, use the **General Request** issue template [here](https://github.com/riscv/learn/issues/new/choose).
+✔ Engage with open issues if you have feedback.
+
+We may contact you for more details before adding contributions.
+