diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 1c92d91159..7be7bdac2c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-# Contributing to ESPHome
+# Contributing to ESPHome [![Discord Chat](https://img.shields.io/discord/429907082951524364.svg)](https://discord.gg/KhAMKrd) [![GitHub release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/esphome/esphome.svg)](https://GitHub.com/esphome/esphome/releases/)
 
-For a detailed guide, please see https://esphome.io/guides/contributing.html#contributing-to-esphome
+We welcome contributions to the ESPHome suite of code and documentation!
 
-Things to note when contributing:
+Please read our [contributing guide](https://esphome.io/guides/contributing.html) if you wish to contribute to the
+project and be sure to join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/KhAMKrd).
 
- - Please test your changes :)
- - If a new feature is added or an existing user-facing feature is changed, you should also
-   update the [docs](https://github.com/esphome/esphome-docs). See [contributing to esphome-docs](https://esphome.io/guides/contributing.html#contributing-to-esphomedocs)
-   for more information.
- - Please also update the tests in the `tests/` folder. You can do so by just adding a line in one of the YAML files
-   which checks if your new feature compiles correctly.
+**See also:**
+
+[Documentation](https://esphome.io) -- [Issues](https://github.com/esphome/issues/issues) -- [Feature requests](https://github.com/esphome/feature-requests/issues)
+
+---
+
+[![ESPHome - A project from the Open Home Foundation](https://www.openhomefoundation.org/badges/esphome.png)](https://www.openhomefoundation.org/)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8e3d8f71aa..4f527870b8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
   </picture>
 </a>
 
-**Documentation:** https://esphome.io/
+---
 
-For issues, please go to [the issue tracker](https://github.com/esphome/issues/issues).
+[Documentation](https://esphome.io) -- [Issues](https://github.com/esphome/issues/issues) -- [Feature requests](https://github.com/esphome/feature-requests/issues)
 
-For feature requests, please see [feature requests](https://github.com/esphome/feature-requests/issues).
+---
 
 [![ESPHome - A project from the Open Home Foundation](https://www.openhomefoundation.org/badges/esphome.png)](https://www.openhomefoundation.org/)