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-## Code of Conduct
-
-At webpack and webpack/webpack-dev-middleware repository we follow the [JSFoundation Code of Conduct][1].
-Please adhere to the guidelines there and feel free to report any violation of them to the **@webpack/core-team**,
-**@webpack/dev-server-team**, or <conduct@js.foundation>.
-
-[1]: https://github.com/openjs-foundation/code-and-learn/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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 Please take a moment to read our contributing guidelines if you haven't yet done so.
 
-[CONTRIBUTING](./CONTRIBUTING.md)
+[CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/webpack/sass-loader?tab=contributing-ov-file#contributing)
 
 ## License