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+blank_issues_enabled: true
+contact_links:
+  - name: Ask a question (GitHub Discussions)
+    url: https://github.com/containerd/containerd/discussions
+    about: |
+      Please do not submit "a bug report" for asking a question.
+      In most cases, GitHub Discussions is the best place to ask a question.
+      If you are not sure whether you are going to report a bug or ask a question,
+      please consider asking in GitHub Discussions first.
+  - name: Report a security issue
+    url: https://github.com/containerd/project/blob/master/SECURITY.md
+    about: A security issue should be reported privately by email.
+  - name: Chat with containerd users and developers
+    url: https://slack.cncf.io/
+    about: CNCF slack has `#containerd` and `#containerd-dev` channels