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@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ Contributing
 ------------
 
 For guidance on setting up a development environment and how to make a
-contribution to Flask, see the `contributing guidelines`_.
+contribution to Flask, see the `contributing guidelines`_ and read our `Code of Conduct`_.
 
 .. _contributing guidelines: https://github.com/pallets/flask/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.rst
-
+.. _contributing guidelines: https://github.com/pallets/flask/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.rst
 
 Donate
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