diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Please note that this project is released with a [Contributor Code of Conduct][c
 
 ## Development and Testing
 
-Before you start, ensure that you have a recent version of node (14 or higher) installed, along with a recent version of npm (7 or higher). You can see which version of node is used by the action in `init/action.yml`.
+Before you start, ensure that you have a recent version of node (16 or higher) installed, along with a recent version of npm (9.2 or higher). You can see which version of node is used by the action in `init/action.yml`.
 
 ### Common tasks
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -170,3 +170,7 @@ You can use Actions or environment variables to share configuration across multi
 ## Troubleshooting
 
 Read about [troubleshooting code scanning](https://help.github.com/en/github/finding-security-vulnerabilities-and-errors-in-your-code/troubleshooting-code-scanning).
+
+## Contributing
+
+This project welcomes contributions. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on how to build, install, and contribute.