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+# Contribute
+  1. Fork on github
+  2. Check out the cloned codebase somewhere.
+  3. Optionally, add the upstream source to be able to pull from: `git remote add upstream https://github.com/godror/godror.git`
+  4. Modify as you wish
+  5. Ensure that tests still pass, and add tests about your new code! 
+  6. Commit with a nice describing message.
+  7. Push it to your repo.
+  8. Create a PR.