From 17b6012a85065d7e1cf09832dfe8c8532192f9d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nandan Hegde <220186393+nandanhegde73@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:21:58 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Replace CONTRIBUTING.md file with inactive template

Signed-off-by: Nandan Hegde <220186393+nandanhegde73@users.noreply.github.com>
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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 03fdbfa..5310429 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-Please refer to https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
+# This Project Has Been Archived and is Not Accepting Contributions
+
+Thank you for your interest in contributing to this project! However, it has reached the end of its lifecycle, and is no longer accepting contributions. If you are interested in contributing to other Chef projects, please see [Contributing to Progress Chef Projects](https://chef.github.io/chef-oss-practices/contributors/guide/).