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@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Contributing
+
+To build and install `consul-k8s` locally, Go version 1.11.4+ is required because this repository uses go modules and go 1.11.4 introduced changes to checksumming of modules to correct a symlink problem.
+You will also need to install the Docker engine:
+
+- [Docker for Mac](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/mac/)
+- [Docker for Windows](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/windows/)
+- [Docker for Linux](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/linux/ubuntulinux/)
+
+Clone the repository:
+
+```shell
+$ git clone https://github.com/hashicorp/consul-k8s.git
+```
+
+To compile the `consul-k8s` binary for your local machine:
+
+```shell
+$ make dev
+```
+
+This will compile the `consul-k8s` binary into `bin/consul-k8s` as
+well as your `$GOPATH` and run the test suite.
+
+Or run the following to generate all binaries:
+
+```shell
+$ make dist
+```
+
+If you just want to run the tests:
+
+```shell
+$ make test
+```
+
+Or to run a specific test in the suite:
+
+```shell
+go test ./... -run SomeTestFunction_name
+```
+
+To create a docker image with your local changes:
+
+```shell
+$ make dev-docker
+```
+
+### Rebasing contributions against master
+
+PRs in this repo are merged using the [`rebase`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-rebase) method. This keeps
+the git history clean by adding the PR commits to the most recent end of the commit history. It also has
+the benefit of keeping all the relevant commits for a given PR together, rather than spread throughout the
+git history based on when the commits were first created.
+
+If the changes in your PR do not conflict with any of the existing code in the project, then Github supports
+automatic rebasing when the PR is accepted into the code. However, if there are conflicts (there will be
+a warning on the PR that reads "This branch cannot be rebased due to conflicts"), you will need to manually
+rebase the branch on master, fixing any conflicts along the way before the code can be merged.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1dd5c3756979..83b51ea7645f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ without forcing Consul users to do a full Consul upgrade.
     This enables Kubernetes to easily access external services and for
     non-Kubernetes nodes to easily discover and access Kubernetes services.
     _(Requires Consul 1.1+)_
+    
+  * [**Consul Service Mesh (Connect)**](https://www.consul.io/docs/platform/k8s/connect.html):
+    Run Consul Service Mesh (aka Consul Connect) on Kubernetes. This feature
+    injects Envoy sidecars and registers your Pods with Consul.
+    _(Requires Consul 1.3+)_
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -34,63 +39,3 @@ without forcing Consul users to do a full Consul upgrade.
 
   * Raw binaries are available in the [HashiCorp releases directory](https://releases.hashicorp.com/consul-k8s/).
     These can be used to run `consul-k8s` directly or build custom packages.
-
-## Contributing
-
-To build and install `consul-k8s` locally, Go version 1.11.4+ is required because this repository uses go modules and go 1.11.4 introduced changes to checksumming of modules to correct a symlink problem.
-You will also need to install the Docker engine:
-
-- [Docker for Mac](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/mac/)
-- [Docker for Windows](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/windows/)
-- [Docker for Linux](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/linux/ubuntulinux/)
-
-Clone the repository:
-
-```shell
-$ git clone https://github.com/hashicorp/consul-k8s.git
-```
-
-To compile the `consul-k8s` binary for your local machine:
-
-```shell
-$ make dev
-```
-
-This will compile the `consul-k8s` binary into `bin/consul-k8s` as
-well as your `$GOPATH` and run the test suite.
-
-Or run the following to generate all binaries:
-
-```shell
-$ make dist
-```
-
-If you just want to run the tests:
-
-```shell
-$ make test
-```
-
-Or to run a specific test in the suite:
-
-```shell
-go test ./... -run SomeTestFunction_name
-```
-
-To create a docker image with your local changes:
-
-```shell
-$ make dev-docker
-```
-
-### Rebasing contributions against master
-
-PRs in this repo are merged using the [`rebase`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-rebase) method. This keeps
-the git history clean by adding the PR commits to the most recent end of the commit history. It also has
-the benefit of keeping all the relevant commits for a given PR together, rather than spread throughout the
-git history based on when the commits were first created.
-
-If the changes in your PR do not conflict with any of the existing code in the project, then Github supports
-automatic rebasing when the PR is accepted into the code. However, if there are conflicts (there will be
-a warning on the PR that reads "This branch cannot be rebased due to conflicts"), you will need to manually
-rebase the branch on master, fixing any conflicts along the way before the code can be merged.