diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index aae66f55..8db4f5bf 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ We're excited you're interested in contributing to Graphiti! This document outli
    cd graphiti
    ```
 3. Set up your development environment:
-   - Ensure you have Python 3.8+ installed.
+   - Ensure you have Python 3.10+ installed.
    - Install Poetry: https://python-poetry.org/docs/#installation
    - Install project dependencies:
      ```
diff --git a/signatures/version1/cla.json b/signatures/version1/cla.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3bae4f06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signatures/version1/cla.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "signedContributors": []
+}
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