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 ## Contributing
 
-We are always happy to welcome new contributors! We have a number of self-contained issues that are suitable for first-time contributors, they are tagged with [want-help](https://github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Awant-help). If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out by opening an issue or leaving a comment.
+We are always happy to welcome new contributors! We have a number of self-contained issues that are suitable for first-time contributors, they are tagged with [help wanted](https://github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22help+wanted%22). If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out by opening an issue or leaving a comment.