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 Citus is built on and of open source, and we welcome your contributions. The [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file explains how to get started developing the Citus extension itself and our code quality guidelines.
 
+## Code of Conduct
+
+This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/).
+For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) or
+contact [opencode@microsoft.com](mailto:opencode@microsoft.com) with any additional questions or comments.
+
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