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@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ python.
     $ py.test atramhasis/tests/test_views.py
 ```
 
+We follow gitflow guidelines for branch naming and merging. Please name your 
+branches according to these guidelines:
+```
+bugfix/<ticketnumber>_description_of_fix
+feature/<ticketnumber>_description_of_feature
+````
+
+Branches should be branched from develop and merged back into develop once approved 
+through a pull request.
+
 Every pull request will be run through [Travis-ci]. When providing a pull 
 request, please run the unit tests first and make sure they all pass. Please 
 provide new unit tests to maintain 100% coverage. If you send us a pull request
@@ -37,4 +47,4 @@ know why it's not working.
 [Travis-ci]: https://travis-ci.org/OnroerendErfgoed/atramhasis
 [Coveralls]: https://coveralls.io/r/OnroerendErfgoed/atramhasis
 [pytest]: http://pytest.org
-[tox]: http://tox.readthedocs.org
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+[tox]: http://tox.readthedocs.org