diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Contributor Code of Conduct
+
+As contributors and maintainers of this project, we pledge to respect
+all people who contribute through reporting issues, posting suggestions,
+updating any material, submitting pull requests, and other activities.
+
+We are committed to making participation in this project a
+harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of level of
+experience, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation,
+disability, personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, or
+religion.
+
+Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include the use of
+sexual language or imagery, derogatory comments or personal attacks,
+trolling, public or private harassment, insults, or other unprofessional
+conduct.
+
+Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit,
+or reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other
+contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct. Project
+maintainers who do not follow the Code of Conduct may be removed from
+the project team.
+
+Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may
+be reported by opening an issue or contacting one or more of the project
+maintainers.
+
+This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant
+(https://contributor-covenant.org), version 1.0.0, available at
+https://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/0/0/
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 04f61ca..e480cf2 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -47,3 +47,14 @@ When testing the template, copier can only use content kept in the Git
 history. Meaning that if you make changes to the template and try to
 test it, it won't be able to test those changes. You have to commit the
 changes first in order for copier to use them.
+
+When committing changes, please try to follow [Conventional
+Commits](https://decisions.seedcase-project.org/why-conventional-commits)
+as Git messages. Using this convention allows us to be able to
+automatically create a release based on the commit message by using
+[Commitizen](https://decisions.seedcase-project.org/why-semantic-release-with-commitizen).
+If you don't use Conventional Commits when making a commit, we will
+revise the pull request title to follow that format, as we use [squash
+merges](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/squashing-commits/about-squash-merges)
+when merging pull requests, so all other commits in the pull request
+will be squashed into one commit.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 85485bb..9f38af3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ for information on how to contribute to the project, including how to
 set up your development environment.
 
 Please note that this project is released with a [Contributor Code of
-Conduct](https://github.com/seedcase-project/.github/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
-By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.
+Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). By participating in this project you agree
+to abide by its terms.
 
 ## Licensing
 
diff --git a/README.qmd b/README.qmd
index 494d82f..49fbbc5 100644
--- a/README.qmd
+++ b/README.qmd
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ for information on how to contribute to the project, including how to
 set up your development environment.
 
 Please note that this project is released with a [Contributor Code of
-Conduct](https://github.com/seedcase-project/.github/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
-By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.
+Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). By participating in this project you agree
+to abide by its terms.
 
 ## Licensing
 
diff --git a/index.qmd b/index.qmd
index a4be344..9474ec0 100644
--- a/index.qmd
+++ b/index.qmd
@@ -48,3 +48,7 @@ configurations in place, including for developing the Data Package.
 We would love your feedback or contributions! Head over to our [GitHub
 repository](https://github.com/seedcase-project/{{< meta repo >}}) to
 share your ideas or contribute code. Your input makes us better!
+
+## Licensing
+
+This project is licensed under the [MIT License](/LICENSE.md).