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+# in-toto Governance
+
+in-toto's
+[governance](https://github.com/in-toto/community/blob/main/GOVERNANCE.md) and
+[code of conduct](https://github.com/in-toto/community/blob/main/CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md)
+are described in the [in-toto/community](https://github.com/in-toto/community)
+repository.
+
+## in-toto-java Contributions
+
+This implementation adheres to
+[in-toto's contributing guidelines](https://github.com/in-toto/community/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+Pull requests must be submitted to the `master` branch where they undergo
+review and automated testing.
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+The project is managed by the
+in-toto Steering Committee <https://github.com/in-toto/community/blob/main/GOVERNANCE.md>.
+
+Maintainers:
+  Santiago Torres
+    Email: santiagotorres@purdue.edu
+    GitHub username: @SantiagoTorres
+    PGP fingerprint: 903B AB73 640E B6D6 5533  EFF3 468F 122C E816 2295
+
+  Sergio Felix
+    GitHub username: @Alos