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+# Traefik Recipe Maintenance
+
+Only recipe maintainers can push to main / merge pull requests. This is to ensure a certain quality / consistency, that others can rely on.
+
+## Maintainers
+
+- @p4u1 [Klasse & Methode](https://klasse-methode.it)
+
+## Maintainer Responsibilities
+
+A recipe maintainer has the following responsibilities:
+- respond to pull requests / issues within a week
+- make image security updates within a day
+- make image patch / minor updates within a week
+- make image major updates within a month
+
+## Merge rules
+
+A pull request can be merged if it is approved by at least one maintainer.
+A maintainer can push directly to main for small changes and should make a pull request for larger changes like major updates.
+
+
+## Becoming a maintainer
+
+Everyone can apply to be a recipe maintainer. Simply add your self to the list of maintainers above and open a new pull request with the change.