# ContributingWe welcome and encourage third-party contributions to BLAKE3, be it reports of issues encountered while using the software or proposals of patches.## Bug reportsBugs and other problems should be reported on [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/BLAKE3/BLAKE3/issues).If you report a bug, please:* Check that it's not already reported in the [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/BLAKE3/BLAKE3/issues).* Provide information to help us diagnose and ideally reproduce the bug.## PatchesWe encourage you to fix a bug via a [GitHub Pull request](https://github.com/BLAKE3/BLAKE3/pulls), preferably after creating a related issue and referring it in the PR.If you contribute code and submit a patch, please note the following:* We use Rust's stable branch for developing BLAKE3.* Pull requests should target the `master` branch.* Try to follow the established Rust [style guidelines](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.0.0/style/).Also please make sure to create new unit tests covering your code additions. You can execute the tests by running:```bashcargo test```All third-party contributions will be recognized in the list of contributors.