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+# Contributing to UrlEncoder
+
+First and foremost, thank you for your interest in contributing! Here's a brief guide on how to contribute to the
+UrlEncoder project.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+1. Fork the repository.
+2. Clone your fork locally.
+3. Create a new branch for your feature or bugfix.
+
+## Updating Dependencies
+
+To support deterministic builds, and to help with dependency analysis tools like Snyk, UrlEncoder uses lockfiles
+to ensure consistent dependencies. Whenever a dependency is updated the lockfiles must be updated.
+
+### Gradle Lock Files
+
+Gradle's [dependency lockfiles](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/dependency_locking.html)
+can be updated by running
+
+```bash
+./gradlew resolveAndLockAllDependencies --write-locks
+```
+
+### Kotlin/JS Lockfile
+
+The Kotlin/JS target 
+[also uses a lockfile](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/js-project-setup.html#version-locking-via-kotlin-js-store),
+which is managed by Yarn. 
+
+To update the Kotlin/JS lockfile, run
+
+```bash
+./gradlew kotlinNpmInstall
+```