diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -1,26 +1,27 @@
 # Development
 ### Setup
-If you want to contribute to `pyerrors` please clone the current `develop` branch
+If you want to contribute to `pyerrors` please fork `pyerrors` on Github, clone the current `develop` branch
 ```
-git clone http://github.com/fjosw/pyerrors.git --branch develop
+git clone http://github.com/my_username/pyerrors.git --branch develop
 ```
 and create your own branch
 ```
 cd pyerrors
 git checkout -b feature/my_feature
 ```
-I find it convenient to install the package in editable mode in your local python environment
+I find it convenient to install the package in editable mode in the local python environment
 ```
 pip install -e .
 ```
+Please send any pull requests to the `develop` branch.
 ### Documentation
-Please add meaningful docstrings to any new function, class or method you implement.
+Please add docstrings to any new function, class or method you implement.
 
 ### Tests
 When implementing a new feature or fixing a bug please add meaningful tests to the files in the `tests` directory which cover the new code.
 
 ### Continous integration
-For all pull requests to the `develop` branch tests are executed for the most recent python releases via
+For all pull requests tests are executed for the most recent python releases via
 ```
 pytest -v
 ```