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+# Contributing
+
+Pull requests are welcome for any changes.
+
+Consider opening an issue for larger changes to get feedback on the idea from the team.
+
+If your change touches parts of the Bubble Tea renderer or internals, make sure
+that all the examples in the `examples/` folder continue to run correctly.
+
+For commit messages, please use conventional commits[^1] to make it easier to
+generate release notes.
+
+[^1]: https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0