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README.md

@@ -264,3 +264,6 @@ Also you can specify a custom model name like this:
 var users = restifyMongoose(User, {outputFormat: 'json-api', modelName: 'admins'});
 users.serve('/users', restifyServer);
 ```
+
+# Contribute
+Contribution welcome! Read the [contribution guideline](contributing.md) first.

contributing.md

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+# Contribution Guideline
+
+## Install dependencies
+    npm install
+    npm install -g npm-release
+    npm install -g istanbul
+    npm install coveralls
+    npm install mocha-lcov-reporter
+
+## Test
+    npm test
+
+## Coverage
+    npm run cover
+
+## Lint
+    npm run lint
+
+## Release
+Use the `npm-release` module as described below. It will bump version in `package.json` and release new version in git and npm.
+
+Remember to update [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) **before** release.
+
+    npm-release [<newversion> | major | minor | patch | build] -m "<release message>"
+
+
+Command above enforce the use of [semantic versions](http://semver.org/) when releasing:
+
+Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment the:
+
+* **MAJOR** version when you make incompatible API changes,
+* **MINOR** version when you add functionality in a backwards-compatible manner, and
+* **PATCH** version when you make backwards-compatible bug fixes.
+Additional labels for pre-release and build metadata are available as extensions to the MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH format.