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-Contributing guidelines
-=======================
-
-Wanna contribute to the Postgres Operator? Yay - here is how!
-
-Reporting issues
-----------------
-
-If you have a question about patroni or have a problem using it, please read the :ref:`README <readme>` before filing an issue.
-Also double check with the current issues on our `Issues Tracker <https://github.com/zalando-incubator/postgres-operator/issues>`__.
-
-Contributing a pull request
----------------------------
-
-1) Submit a comment to the relevant issue or create a new issue describing your proposed change.
-2) Do a fork, develop and test your code changes.
-3) Include documentation
-4) Submit a pull request.
-
-You'll get feedback about your pull request as soon as possible.
-
-Happy Operator hacking ;-)
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+# Contributing guidelines
+
+Wanna contribute to the Postgres Operator? Yay - here is how!
+
+## Reporting issues
+
+If you have a question about patroni or have a problem using it, please read the :ref:`README <readme>` before filing an issue.
+Also double check with the current issues on our [Issues Tracker] (https://github.com/zalando-incubator/postgres-operator/issues>).
+
+## Contributing a pull request
+
+1. Submit a comment to the relevant issue or create a new issue describing your proposed change.
+1. Do a fork, develop and test your code changes.
+1. Include documentation
+1. Submit a pull request.
+
+You'll get feedback about your pull request as soon as possible.
+
+Happy Operator hacking ;-)