diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 89f042b2..7e4f604f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@ We 💙 our community but **this repository does not accept unsolicited pull req
 
 Please read this [community blog post][guidelines] for details.
 
-If you want to contribute or have a bug to report, please open a topic [in the forum][zig-forum] first, so we can discuss things before we do things.
+## How to contribute
 
-Once you have a go-ahead from one of the maintainers, a pull request must adhere to [Exercism's style guide][style].
+1. Open a topic [in the forum][zig-forum] — for bug reports, feature ideas, or questions about the track, including anything you'd otherwise file as an issue.
+1. Discuss the proposal with the maintainers.
+1. Once you have a go-ahead, submit a pull request that adheres to [Exercism's style guide][style].
 
 If the PR touches an existing exercise, please also consider [this warning][unnecessary-test-runs] in the documentation for [building tracks][building-tracks].
 
 ## Running Tests
 
-Exercises can be tested against the locally installed Zig compliler using
+Exercises can be tested against the locally installed Zig compiler using
 
 ```bash
 bin/run-tests
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 817cfc84..bb399947 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
 # Exercism Zig Track
 
-Exercism exercises in Zig.
+Exercism exercises in [Zig](https://ziglang.org/).
+
+This repository holds the practice exercises and configuration for the [Zig track][track] on Exercism.
+
+## Contributing
+
+If you'd like to contribute or report a bug, please start a topic in the [Zig forum][zig-forum] first, so the idea can be discussed before any code is written.
+This follows Exercism's track-wide [contribution guidelines][guidelines].
+
+See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for the full contributor guide, including how to run the tests locally.
+
+[track]: https://exercism.org/tracks/zig
+[zig-forum]: https://forum.exercism.org/c/programming/zig/199
+[guidelines]: https://exercism.org/blog/contribution-guidelines-nov-2023