diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,26 +1,8 @@
 # Contribution guidelines
 
 <!--
-SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014-2023 Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, RWTH Aachen University
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014-2024 Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, RWTH Aachen University
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 -->
 
-## Coding standards
-
-We are following the [LLVM C++ Coding Standards](https://llvm.org/docs/CodingStandards.html).
-
-## Always work on feature branches
-
-Please branch from `master` to create a new _feature_ branch.
-
-Please create a new _feature_ branch for every new feature or fix.
-
-## Do not commit directly to `master`.
-
-Use your _feature_ branch.
-
-Please rebase your work against the `develop` before submitting a merge reqeuest.
-
-## Make the CI happy :-)
-
-Only branches which pass the CI can be merged.
+Visit the [contribution guidelines](https://villas.fein-aachen.org/docs/node/development/contributing/) in our documentation to understand how you can contribute to VILLASnode.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d67a05792..843860570 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ User documentation is available here: <https://villas.fein-aachen.org/docs/>
 - [MIOB](https://github.com/RWTH-ACS/miob)
 - [DINO](https://github.com/RWTH-ACS/dino)
 
+## Contributing
+
+All contributions are welcome!
+If you want to contribute to VILLASnode, please visit the [contribution guidelines](https://villas.fein-aachen.org/docs/node/development/contributing/) in our documentation.
+
 ## License
 
 This project is released under the terms of the [Apache 2.0 license](LICENSE).