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 ## Contributing
 
 Contributions to this library are welcome! Please see the [contributing
-guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on scope and style of potential
-contributions.
+guidelines](https://github.com/datalad/datasalad/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for
+details on scope and style of potential contributions.