# How to Contribute to OpenVINO™ Contrib repository

We appreciate your intention to contribute to already existed modules or to propose a new one.
Contrib modules are licensed under the Apache\* License, Version 2.0. By contributing to the project, you agree to the license and copyright terms therein and release your contribution under these terms. 

## Pull Request Requirements

To contribute to `openvino_contrib` repository, please do the following steps:

* Make sure you can build the module and pass all functional tests with your patch.
* Submit a pull request (PR) to `master` branch at https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino_contrib/pulls
  * Add a prefix "[module name]" to PR title, e.g. `[java_api] Versioning support`

All guidelines for contributing to the OpenVINO repositories can be found [here](https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/wiki/Contribute).

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