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 ### Maintainers ###
 >> Ardupilot is comprised of several parts, vehicles and boards. The list below
 >> contains the people that regularly contribute to the project and are responsible
->> for reviewing patches on their specific area. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
+>> for reviewing patches on their specific area. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)
 >> for more information.
 >>
 >> - [Andrew Tridgell](https://github.com/tridge)