diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a97a75d00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Contributing to Tellor
+
+We want to make contributing to this project as easy and transparent as possible.
+
+## Pull Requests
+
+We actively welcome your pull requests.
+
+If you're new, we encourage you to take a look a the issues or open draft PR's before starting.  
+
+### For new contributions or bug fixes
+
+0. Create a GitHub issue proposing your fix if not already existing
+1. Fork the repo and create your branch from `main`.
+3. Make your code change.
+4. Make sure that all tests run (instructions on running the tests can be found in the README.md
+5. Make the PR
+7. Address any feedback in code review promptly
+
+
+## Issues
+
+We use GitHub issues to track public bugs. Please ensure your description is
+clear and has sufficient instructions to be able to reproduce the issue.
+
+## License
+
+By contributing to examples, you agree that your contributions will be licensed
+under the LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 996fe7714..cfbe3dbb3 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ func (app *App) preBlocker(ph *ProposalHandler) func(sdk.Context, *abci.RequestF
 }
 
 func (app *App) RegisterUpgradeHandlers() {
-	const UpgradeName = "v1.1.0-alpha1"
+	const UpgradeName = "v1.6.0"
 
 	app.UpgradeKeeper.SetUpgradeHandler(
 		UpgradeName,