From 345e1e222f1bd301d998ec2bab4593aa334d9052 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Martin R. Smith" <1695515+ms609@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2024 14:40:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update CONTRIBUTING.md

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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index cf751e9..285033f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -24,13 +24,19 @@ bug, create an associated issue and illustrate the bug with a minimal
 *  We use the Oxford ending of 'ize' (not 'ise'), and UK spelling (e.g. 'colour') 
    where it is not possible to avoid the distinction (e.g. by shortening to 'col')
 *  We use [roxygen2](https://cran.r-project.org/package=roxygen2) to build
-documentation.  
+documentation.
 *  We use [testthat](https://cran.r-project.org/package=testthat). Contributions
-with test cases included are easier to accept.  
+with test cases included are easier to accept.
+*  We use [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/).
 *  For user-facing changes, add a bullet to the top of `NEWS.md` below the
 current development version header describing the changes made followed by your
 GitHub username, and links to relevant issue(s)/PR(s).
 
+### Contributor license agreement
+
+Contributors agree to reassign the copyright of their contributions to the
+maintainers of the package.
+
 ### Code of Conduct
 
 Please note that the project is released with a