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 # Contributing to github/docs
 
-Check out our [contributing.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md) to see all the ways you can participate in the GitHub docs community :sparkling_heart:
+Check out our [contributing guide](../CONTRIBUTING.md) to see all the ways you can participate in the GitHub docs community :sparkling_heart:
 
 Here, you'll find additional information that might be helpful as you work on a pull request in this repo.