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@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.
 
 # Kubectl