diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## Read our community guidelines
+
+Before you contribute, please take a look at the [Community Guidelines](https://solidus.io/community-guidelines/).
+
+Thanks for your interest in contributing to the Solidus project!
+
 ## Filing an issue
 
 When filing an issue on the Solidus project, please provide these details:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 **A free, open-source ecommerce platform that gives you complete control over your store.**
 
 - **Visit our website**: [https://solidus.io/](https://solidus.io/)
+- **Read our Community Guidelines**: [https://solidus.io/community-guidelines/](https://solidus.io/community-guidelines/)
 - **Read our guides**: [https://guides.solidus.io/developers/](https://guides.solidus.io/developers/)
 - **Join our Slack**: [http://slack.solidus.io/](http://slack.solidus.io/)
 - **Solidus Security**: [mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/solidus-security)