diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/python-package.yml b/.gitea/workflows/python-package.yml
index 09275ea..2ee342a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
-    paths-ignore: ["README.md", ".gitignore", "LICENSE", "ruff.toml"]
+    paths-ignore: ['README.md', '.gitignore', 'LICENSE', 'CONVENTIONS.md', 'ruff.toml']
 
 jobs:
   Package:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/python-test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/python-test.yml
index 91cab99..b51db74 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/python-test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/python-test.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Run Python tests (through Pytest)
 
 on:
   push:
-    paths-ignore: ["README.md", ".gitignore", "LICENSE", "ruff.toml"]
+    paths-ignore: ['README.md', '.gitignore', 'LICENSE', 'CONVENTIONS.md', 'ruff.toml']
 
 jobs:
   Test:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/python-version-check.yml b/.gitea/workflows/python-version-check.yml
index dba12e5..3c9b44d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/python-version-check.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/python-version-check.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Verify Python project can be installed, loaded and have version checked
 
 on:
   push:
-    paths-ignore: ["README.md", ".gitignore", "LICENSE", "ruff.toml"]
+    paths-ignore: ['README.md', '.gitignore', 'LICENSE', 'CONVENTIONS.md', 'ruff.toml']
 
 jobs:
   Test:
diff --git a/CONVENTIONS.md b/CONVENTIONS.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fc9a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONVENTIONS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Conventions
+
+When contributing code to this project, you MUST follow the requirements
+specified here.
+
+## Code Conventions
+
+When contributing code to this project, you MUST follow these principles:
+
+- Code should be easy to read and understand.
+- Keep the code as simple as possible. Avoid unnecessary complexity.
+- Use meaningful names for variables, functions, etc. Names should reveal intent.
+- Functions should be small and do one thing well. They should not exceed a few lines.
+- Function names should describe the action being performed.
+- Only use comments when necessary, as they can become outdated. Instead, strive to make the code self-explanatory.
+- When comments are used, they should add useful information that is not readily apparent from the code itself.
+- Properly handle errors and exceptions to ensure the software's robustness.
+- Use exceptions rather than error codes for handling errors.
+- Consider security implications of the code. Implement security best practices to protect against vulnerabilities and attacks.
+- Documentation should document semantics, not syntax.
+- Prefer importing modules, not individual items from modules.
+- Do not use f-strings in logging statements.
+- Loop variables and walrus-expression-variables should be deleted when
+  unneeded to keep scope clean, and to avoid accidental use.
+
+## Testing
+
+When contributing test to this project, you MUST follow these principles:
+
+- Do not use any testing libraries other than `pytest`.
+- Mocking is the root of all evil. Writing your own stubs is much more
+  preferable.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b1ecb84..f59eda2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,28 @@ This project requires [Python](https://www.python.org/) 3.8 or newer.
 
 This project does not have any library requirements 😎
 
+## Contributing
+
+Feel free to submit pull requests. Please follow the [Code Conventions](CONVENTIONS.md) when doing so.
+
+
+### Testing
+
+Testing requires the [pytest](https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/) library.
+
+Run tests with the following command:
+
+```sh
+pytest test
+```
+
+Test coverage can be run using the [`pytest-cov`](https://pypi.org/project/pytest-cov/) extension:
+
+```sh
+pytest --cov=standardize_test_format test
+```
+
+
 ## License
 
 ```