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+# Code of Conduct
+
+OCI Registry As Storage (ORAS) follows the [CNCF Code of Conduct](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md).
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 [artifacts]:            https://github.com/opencontainers/artifacts
 [distribution-spec]:    https://github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec/
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+## Code of Conduct
+
+This project has adopted the [CNCF Code of Conduct](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md). See [CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for further details.
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