diff --git a/docs-src/README.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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rename to CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/docs-src/README.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-## Compiled Docs
+# Contributing
+
+## Documentation
 
 There are several pieces that go into the docs.
 
 Note: Paths are all relative to the root of the project.
 
-1) Content files (markdown) files in `docs-src/main/`. These contain the content and links to code snippets defined in
-java src files.
+1) Content files (markdown) files in `docs-src/main/`. These contain the content and links to code snippets defined in java src files.
 
 2) src files (java) that hold the compiled code (can be anywhere in the project, but are generally in `docs-src/src/`)
 
@@ -13,11 +14,9 @@ java src files.
 
 4) The built docs that have not necessarily released are in `docs-src/dist/`
 
-5) The released/deployed docs are in `docs/` at the root of the project. (Github automatically serves whatever is
-in the `docs/` directory in the master branch)
-
+5) The released/deployed docs are in `docs/` at the root of the project. (Github automatically serves whatever is in the `docs/` directory in the master branch)
 
-### To update the Docs
+### Rebuilding and deploying the docs
 
 1) Navigate to the  `./docs-src` sub directory (Where POM is located).
 
@@ -32,10 +31,8 @@ This will inject snippets into content files and copy everything the content to
 4) To deploy the docs run the shell script `./deploy_docs.sh`.
 
 * This will copy the `docs-src/dist/` directory to `docs/`
-* Having a staging location for the built docs allows us to choose when to release them.
-  We can now work on the docs for a new feature and then release them at the same time the
-  feature is released.
+* Having a staging location for the built docs allows us to choose when to release them. We can now work on the docs for a new feature and then release them at the same time the feature is released.
     
- ### Notes
- For more background on injecting snippets see:
- https://github.com/ryancerf/choss-maven-plugin
+### Notes
+
+For more background on injecting snippets see [`ryancerf/choss-maven-plugin`](https://github.com/ryancerf/choss-maven-plugin).