diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 2d9da504..41195c8e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ For example:
 
 
 ## Pull Requests
-Pull Requests are maybe a bit early right now, since the project and code can change a lot, so it's not really adviced to open PR today. 
-I will notify explicitly when I'll be more open to external contributions. 
+
+Please open first an [issue](https://github.com/NicolasConstant/sengi/issues/new) before working on a new functionality you would like to submit to this repository. 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0f4f6fb..45c06e1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ It is released as a **browser webapp** and also packaged as an **cross-platform
 
 ## State of development
 
-Sengi already supports all the basics functionalities, but many minors enhancements are still needed before a 1.0.0 release.
+The first major stable release has been published (1.0.0), the project is open to external contributions.
 
 ## Screens