From f4f6b9da00ae1d406e714859e5a40610fe9b82ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steven Wingett <9609778+StevenWingett@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 12:21:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Added instructions for prospective developers

Updated  README file in root directory.
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 README.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 617d3fd..3630e8d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ HiCUP (Hi-C User Pipeline)
 
 [HiCUP Documentation](https://stevenwingett.github.io/HiCUP/)
 
+What to contribute to the HiCUP codebase?  If so, please push updates via GitHub to the "development" branch.
+
 [Contact the software author to discuss the software, report bugs or suggest enhancements](https://github.com/StevenWingett/HiCUP/issues)