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-Please see https://yarnpkg.com/org/contributing/
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+The 1.x codebase is fairly old and will only accept security fixes. For new features or bugfixes, please see our new [repository](https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry) and its [contribution guide](https://yarnpkg.com/advanced/contributing).
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 ## Contributing to Yarn
 
-Contributions are always welcome, no matter how large or small. Substantial feature requests should be proposed as an [RFC](https://github.com/yarnpkg/rfcs). Before contributing, please read the [code of conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
-
-See [Contributing](https://yarnpkg.com/org/contributing/).
+The 1.x codebase is fairly old and will only accept security fixes. For new features or bugfixes, please see our new [repository](https://github.com/yarnpkg/berry) and its [contribution guide](https://yarnpkg.com/advanced/contributing).
 
 ## Prior art