---
 src/contact | 11 +++++++++++
 src/index   | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 63 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/contact b/src/contact
index 6943d06..8a59864 100644
--- a/src/contact
+++ b/src/contact
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+<div class="well">
+  <h3 id="Contributions">
+    <i class="fa fa-pencil"></i>
+    Contributions</h3>
+  <div style="color: white">
+    <p>
+      To contribute to FFmpeg, login or sign up for an account on <a 
href="https://code.ffmpeg.org/";>code.ffmpeg.org</a>.
+      The main repository of the project is <a 
href="https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg";>code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg</a>.
+    </p>
+  </div>
+</div> <!-- well -->
 
 <div class="well">
   <div class="row">
diff --git a/src/index b/src/index
index 52829e1..1f45dec 100644
--- a/src/index
+++ b/src/index
@@ -35,6 +35,58 @@
     News
   </h1>
 
+  <h3 id="forge">July 22nd, 2025, Modernization of contributions</h3>
+  <p>
+    The project is modernizing its contribution methods and switching to a 
software forge.
+  <p>
+  </p>
+    We have setup a platform on <a 
href="https://code.ffmpeg.org/";>code.ffmpeg.org</a>. The new process
+    features continuous integration on all commits and merge requests, 
labelling for categorization,
+    conflict resolution, and logging in via OpenID or Github.
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    The main repository will become <a 
href="https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg";>code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg</a>,
+    with all others being mirrored to it.
+    Users are encouraged to begin using it, effective now.
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    Mailing lists have supported our development for
+    <span title="with a total of 346,615 emails since April 2005">nearly 25 
years</span>,
+    but as more and more contributors started to become involved, the ratio of 
merged patches to total mails begun
+    <span title="perhaps just correlation">falling</span>. Mailing lists 
became a source of friction,
+    with discussions frequently stalling and uncategorized noise drowning out 
patches by bumping them down in inboxes.
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    Although <a href="https://patch.ffmpeg.org/";>patchwork.ffmpeg.org</a> was 
set up to track submissions,
+    it was less than reliable, with many patches and mails slipping though. 
Since its activation exactly
+    9 years ago, it recorded 54,476 patches, with 53,650 patches having the 
state of not archived.
+    In comparison, the mailing list has had a total of 150,736 emails during 
the same time period.
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    Additionally, new users have frequently encountered difficulties with 
mailing list development.
+    From finding out the correct SMTP login details, configuring git 
send-email, new email security
+    mechanisms interfering with mailing list operations, and finally not 
having a comfortable workflow
+    to review patches.
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    After years of discussions, and a vote, we officially announce the new 
platform,
+    <a href="https://code.ffmpeg.org/";>code.ffmpeg.org</a>, running <a 
href="https://forgejo.org/";>Forgejo</a>.
+    Documentation will be updated to reflect the change.
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    Mailing lists will continue to be monitored, and used for project 
discussions and other topics
+    better discussed elsewhere, but traffic and noise should become 
significantly reduced over time.
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    Bugs/issues will be accepted on <a 
href="https://code.ffmpeg.org/";>code.ffmpeg.org</a>, alongside
+    with <a href="https://trac.ffmpeg.org/";>trac.ffmpeg.org</a> for the time 
being.
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    We are also hoping that this will significantly reduce the amount of 
unmerged patches.
+    If you submitted a patch which received no replies or conclusion, we 
apologize, and you are encouraged
+    to resubmit it on the new platform.
+  </p>
+
   <h3 id="pr7.1">September 30th, 2024, FFmpeg 7.1 <span title="Rózsa 
Péter">"Péter"</span></h3>
   <p>
     <a href="download.html#release_7.1">FFmpeg 7.1 "Péter"</a>, a new
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