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+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-Code status:
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+# Code status:
 
 * [![Appveyor CI status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/4u6pexmtpuf8jq66?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/rasmushoj/server) ci.appveyor.com
 
-## MariaDB: The innovative open source database 
+## MariaDB: The innovative open source database
 
 MariaDB was designed as a drop-in replacement of MySQL(R) with more
 features, new storage engines, fewer bugs, and better performance.
@@ -33,20 +32,19 @@ https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-versus-mysql-compatibility/
 
 https://mariadb.com/kb/en/new-and-old-releases/
 
-Getting the code, building it and testing it
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+# Getting the code, building it and testing it
 
-Refer to the following guide: https://mariadb.org/get-involved/getting-started-for-developers/get-code-build-test/ which outlines how to correctly build the source code and run the MariaDB testing framework.
+Refer to the following guide: https://mariadb.org/get-involved/getting-started-for-developers/get-code-build-test/
+which outlines how to build the source code correctly and run the MariaDB testing framework,
+as well as which branch to target for your contributions.
 
-Help
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+# Help
 
 More help is available from the Maria Discuss mailing list
 https://lists.mariadb.org/postorius/lists/discuss.lists.mariadb.org/ and MariaDB's Zulip
-instance, https://mariadb.zulipchat.com/ 
+instance, https://mariadb.zulipchat.com/
 
-Licensing
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+# Licensing
 
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@@ -60,8 +58,7 @@ license information can be found in the THIRDPARTY file.
 
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-Bug Reports
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+# Bug Reports
 
 Bug and/or error reports regarding MariaDB should be submitted at:
 https://jira.mariadb.org