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-# Welcome
+# README
 
-This is the **CaosDB Python Integration Tests** repository and a part of the
+## Welcome
+
+This is the **CaosDB Python Integration Testing** repository and a part of the
 CaosDB project.
 
-# Getting started #
+## Getting started #
 
 - To run tests, start up a CaosDB server with the following properties (documentation for this can
   be found elsewhere):
@@ -35,17 +37,33 @@ CaosDB project.
     * `linkahead certs -d <your profile path>/custom/other/cert`
     * `linkahead start`
 
-# Further Reading
+## Further Reading
+
+Please refer to the [official documentation](https://caosdb.gitlab.io/caosdb-pylib/) for more information.
+
+## Contributing
+
+Thank you very much to all contributers—[past, present](https://gitlab.com/caosdb/caosdb/-/blob/dev/HUMANS.md), and prospective ones.
 
-Please refer to the [official gitlab repository of the CaosDB
-project](https://gitlab.com/caosdb/caosdb) for more information.
+### Code of Conduct
 
-# License
+By participating, you are expected to uphold our [Code of Conduct](https://gitlab.com/caosdb/caosdb/-/blob/dev/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
 
-Copyright (C) 2018 Research Group Biomedical Physics, Max Planck Institute for
-Dynamics and Self-Organization Göttingen.
-Copyright (C) 2021 Indiscale GmbH <info@indiscale.com>
+### How to Contribute
+
+* You found a bug, have a question, or want to request a feature? Please
+[create an issue](https://gitlab.com/caosdb/caosdb-pyinttest/-/issues).
+* You want to contribute code? Please fork the repository and create a merge
+request in GitLab and choose this repository as target. Make sure to select
+"Allow commits from members who can merge the target branch" under Contribution
+when creating the merge request. This allows our team to work with you on your request.
+- You can also contact us at **info (AT) caosdb.de**.
+
+## License
+
+* Copyright (C) 2018 Research Group Biomedical Physics, Max Planck Institute
+  for Dynamics and Self-Organization Göttingen.
+* Copyright (C) 2020-2021 Indiscale GmbH <info@indiscale.com>
 
 All files in this repository are licensed under the [GNU Affero General Public
 License](LICENCE.md) (version 3 or later).
-