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 Contributing to Composer
 ========================
 
+Please note that this project is released with a
+[Contributor Code of Conduct](http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/0/0/).
+By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.
+
 Installation from Source
 ------------------------