diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
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--- a/MAINTAINERS.md
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@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ This page lists all active members of the maintainers for the `ko` project and a
 - Fabian Kramm (@FabianKramm)
 - Lukas Gentele (@LukasGentele)
 - Russell Centanni (@lizardruss)
+- Ryan Swanson (@zerbitx)
 
 New projects and new maintainers can be added or removed with the consensus approval of the current maintainers.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ DevSpace runs as a single binary CLI tool directly on your computer and ideally,
 
 ## Contributing
 
+Participation in the DevSpace project is governed by the [CNCF code of conduct](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md).
+
 Help us make DevSpace the best tool for developing, deploying and debugging Kubernetes apps.
 
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