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@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Contributing
 ============
 
 Please note that this project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct
-(see CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
+(see https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
 
 By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.
 Please report unacceptable behavior to opensource@scrapinghub.com.