diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c1c92647..bfe66228 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
-# Development
+# Contributing
+
+If you are new to contributing to open source software [this guide](https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute) can help get you started.
+
 ### Setup
-If you want to contribute to `pyerrors` please [fork](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo) `pyerrors` on Github, clone the current `develop` branch
+If you want to contribute to `pyerrors` please [fork](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo) `pyerrors` on Github, clone the repository
 ```
-git clone http://github.com/my_username/pyerrors.git --branch develop
+git clone http://github.com/my_username/pyerrors.git
 ```
 and create your own branch for the feature or bug fix
 ```
 cd pyerrors
 git checkout -b feature/my_feature
 ```
-Please send any pull requests to the `develop` branch.
+After committing your changes please send a pull requests to the `develop` branch. A guide on how to create a pull request can be found [here](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request).
 
 ### Documentation
 Please add docstrings to any new function, class or method you implement. The documentation is automatically generated from these docstrings. We follow the [numpydoc style](https://numpydoc.readthedocs.io/en/latest/format.html) for docstrings. The startpage of the documentation is generated from the docstring of `pyerrors/__init__.py`.
@@ -31,4 +34,4 @@ The linter `flake8` is executed with the command
 ```
 flake8 --ignore=E501,W503 --exclude=__init__.py pyerrors
 ```
-Please make sure that all tests are passed for a new pull requests.
+Please make sure that all tests pass for a new pull requests.