diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ Please be mindful of our [code of conduct](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-
 Pull requests are very welcome! Here's how to contribute via PR:
 
 1.  Fork the repository, clone it locally, and make your changes in a new branch specific to the PR.
-2.  For significant changes (e.g more than small bug fixes), ensure that you have signed the [individual](https://posit.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-03-13_TC_Indiv_contrib_agreement.pdf) or [corporate](https://posit.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-03-13_TC_Corp_contrib_agreement.pdf) contributor agreement as appropriate. You can send the signed copy to [jj\@rstudio.com](mailto:jj@rstudio.com){.email}.
-3.  Submit the [pull request](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests). It is ok to submit as draft in your are still working on it but would like some feedback from us. It always good to share in the open that you are working on it.
+2.  Submit the [pull request](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests) into the `dev` branch. It is ok to submit as "draft" in your are still working on it but would like some feedback from us. It always good to share in the open that you are working on it.
+3.  The maintainers will provide feedback on the PR and if its within scope and well-implemented, it will get merged into `dev`.
+4.  Once there is a critical mass of new features and fixed on `dev`, it will be merged into `main` and a new version of Closeread will be released.
 
 We'll try to be as responsive as possible in reviewing and accepting pull requests.
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diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2024 closeread authors
+Copyright (c) 2024 closeread contributors
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal