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 You have two options to contribute to the documentation:
 
 . Directly edit a page on GitHub by selecting **Make a contribution** > **Edit on GitHub** located at the bottom of a documentation page.
-. Clone the docs repository to make changes locally on your machine. For a guide, see {url-playbook}/blob/main/meta-docs/CONTRIBUTING.adoc[Submit your first contribution].
+. Clone the docs repository to make changes locally on your machine. For a guide, see {url-playbook}/blob/main/meta-docs/AUTHORING.adoc[Build and test your changes locally].
 
 Check the open docs issues. If you find an issue you'd like to work on: