diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
index f50b0ff0..455090f0 100644
--- a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Community Code of Conduct
 
-ocm-controller follows the [CNCF Code of Conduct](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md).
+ocm-controller follows the [NeoNephos Code of Conduct](https://github.com/neonephos/.github/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index a6d19f81..4c16da4a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ Welcome to the OCM community!
 
 We welcome many types of contributions.
 
-Please refer to the [Contributing Guide in the Community repository](https://github.com/open-component-model/community/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information on how to get support from maintainers, find work to contribute, the Pull Request checklist, the Pull Request process, and other useful information on how to contribute to OCM.
+For the general contribution process (fork-and-pull workflow, commit requirements, code of conduct, and more), see the
+[central contributing guide](https://ocm.software/community/contributing/) on the project website.
 
 ## This repository
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb7051d3..b56f5635 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -450,8 +450,19 @@ With helm, run:
 helm uninstall ocm-controller
 ```
 
+## Contributing
+
+Code contributions, feature requests, bug reports, and help requests are very welcome.
+See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for development setup and workflow details,
+or the [central contributing guide](https://ocm.software/community/contributing/) for the general process.
+
+OCM follows the [NeoNephos Code of Conduct](https://github.com/neonephos/.github/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
+
 ## Licensing
 
-Copyright 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and Open Component Model contributors.
 Please see our [LICENSE](LICENSE) for copyright and license information.
 Detailed information including third-party components and their licensing/copyright information is available [via the REUSE tool](https://api.reuse.software/info/github.com/open-component-model/ocm-controller).
+
+---
+
+<p align="center"><img alt="Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE)-EU funding logo" src="https://apeirora.eu/assets/img/BMWK-EU.png" width="400"/></p>