diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 8027e271f2590997b0e5f57fa016818db2479f55..f2da782111f2c9036c0a86376909b2a5bb0f408f 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 .git*            export-ignore
 .gitattributes  -export-ignore
+.hooks*          export-ignore
 
 /GitSetup        export-ignore
-/SetupForDevelopment.sh  export-ignore  eol=lf
-/clang-format.bash export-ignore eol=lf
+/*.sh            export-ignore eol=lf
+/*.bash          export-ignore eol=lf
 /.clang-format   export-ignore
 
-/CONTRIBUTING.rst conflict-marker-size=78
-
 *.c              whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof
 *.h              whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof
 *.h.in           whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof
@@ -16,3 +15,5 @@
 *.hxx.in         whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof
 *.txt            whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof
 *.cmake          whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof
+
+*.rst            whitespace=tab-in-indent conflict-marker-size=79
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index 47dffee4ef5c30234f19955a251ec8203e0fb139..d71832a1bc5b2eae1fa671b01fc85834cd3901de 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
 Contributing to KWSys
 *********************
 
-Overview
-========
+Patches
+=======
 
 KWSys is kept in its own Git repository and shared by several projects
 via copies in their source trees.  Changes to KWSys should not be made
 directly in a host project, except perhaps in maintenance branches.
 
-Please visit
-
-  http://public.kitware.com/Wiki/KWSys/Git
+KWSys uses `Kitware's GitLab Instance`_ to manage development and code review.
+To contribute patches:
 
-to contribute changes directly to KWSys upstream.  Once changes are
-reviewed, tested, and integrated there then the copies of KWSys within
-dependent projects can be updated to get the changes.
+#. Fork the upstream `KWSys Repository`_ into a personal account.
+#. Base all new work on the upstream ``master`` branch.
+#. Run ``./SetupForDevelopment.sh`` in new local work trees.
+#. Create commits making incremental, distinct, logically complete changes.
+#. Push a topic branch to a personal repository fork on GitLab.
+#. Create a GitLab Merge Request targeting the upstream ``master`` branch.
 
-Issues
-======
+Once changes are reviewed, tested, and integrated to KWSys upstream then
+copies of KWSys within dependent projects can be updated to get the changes.
 
-KWSys has no independent issue tracker.  After encountering an issue
-(bug) please try to submit a patch using the above instructions.
-Otherwise please report the issue to the tracker for the project that
-hosts the copy of KWSys in which the problem was found.
+.. _`Kitware's GitLab Instance`: https://gitlab.kitware.com
+.. _`KWSys Repository`: https://gitlab.kitware.com/utils/kwsys
 
 Code Style
 ==========
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ See also the `clang-format.bash`_ script.
 .. _`.clang-format`: .clang-format
 .. _`clang-format.bash`: clang-format.bash
 
-
 License
 =======
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fc6b5902edcfe5a5c58d15868eef969d22d7374c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+KWSys
+*****
+
+Introduction
+============
+
+KWSys is the Kitware System Library.  It provides platform-independent
+APIs to many common system features that are implemented differently on
+every platform.  This library is intended to be shared among many
+projects at the source level, so it has a configurable namespace.
+Each project should configure KWSys to use a namespace unique to itself.
+See comments in `CMakeLists.txt`_ for details.
+
+.. _`CMakeLists.txt`: CMakeLists.txt
+
+License
+=======
+
+KWSys is distributed under the OSI-approved BSD 3-clause License.
+See `Copyright.txt`_ for details.
+
+.. _`Copyright.txt`: Copyright.txt
+
+Reporting Bugs
+==============
+
+KWSys has no independent issue tracker.  After encountering an issue
+(bug) please submit a patch using the instructions for `Contributing`_.
+Otherwise please report the issue to the tracker for the project that
+hosts the copy of KWSys in which the problem was found.
+
+Contributing
+============
+
+See `CONTRIBUTING.rst`_ for instructions to contribute.
+
+.. _`CONTRIBUTING.rst`: CONTRIBUTING.rst
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index b8191f7848f6a3f1ffc365acc50ef0a143b8e4c7..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/README.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-KWSys provides a platform-independent API to many common system
-features that are implemented differently on every platform.  This
-library is intended to be shared among many projects, so it has a
-configurable namespace.  Each project should configure KWSys to use a
-namespace unique to itself.  See comments in CMakeLists.txt for
-details.
-
-You are probably reading this file in the source tree of a surrounding
-project.  In that case, see "../README.kwsys" for details of using
-KWSys in your project.
-
-See CONTRIBUTING.rst for instructions to contribute KWSys changes.