diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7b4900c2c..a6e9dd525b 100644
--- a/README.md
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@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 + [Documentation](#documentation)
 + [Installation](#installation)
 + [Copyright and licence](#copyright-and-licence)
++ [Contributing](#contributing)
 
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@@ -98,5 +99,7 @@ are available in [INSTALL](INSTALL).
 Iris may be freely distributed, modified and used commercially under the terms
 of its [GNU LGPLv3 license](COPYING.LESSER).
 
+# Contributing
+Information on how to contribute can be found in the [Iris developer guide](https://scitools.org.uk/iris/docs/latest/developers_guide/index.html).
 
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