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-## Contributing
+# Contributing
 
-This project is still new. So you can simply open a issue and send a PR. Also there are some existing issues. Pick one and start contributing.
+When contributing to this repository, please first discuss the change you wish to make via issue,
+gitter channel or any other method with the owners of this repository before making a change. 
+
+Please note we have a code of conduct, please follow it in all your interactions with the project.
+
+## Pull Request Process
+
+1. Ensure any install or build dependencies are removed before the end of the layer when doing a 
+   build.
+2. Update the README.md with details of changes to the interface, this includes new environment 
+   variables, exposed ports, useful file locations and container parameters.
+3. Increase the version numbers in any examples files and the README.md to the new version that this
+   Pull Request would represent. The versioning scheme we use is [SemVer](http://semver.org/).
+4. Once code will be reviewed and tested PR will be merged. Also make sure to fix any automated build and test errors if any.