diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
index 8633aff..5cec739 100644
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ b/.dir-locals.el
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-((nil . ((compile-command . "make lint"))))
+((nil . ((compile-command . "make lint")
+         (fill-column . 70))))
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 7156fc4..2bb734b 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 <!--
 
-Checklist:
-- [ ] Make sure CI passes: 'make lint'
-- [ ] If adding new feature, document in README
-- [ ] If changing user-visible behavior, note in CHANGELOG
+To expedite the pull request process, please see the contributor guide
+for my projects:
 
-If you're not sure about the approach for your change, feel free to wait on documenting it until after review :)
+  <https://github.com/raxod502/contributor-guide>
 
 -->
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 46b8823..f4f4d87 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,24 +105,8 @@ The following user options are also available:
 
 ## Contributing
 
-Development of Apheleia happens using the provided Makefile. Run `make
-help` for documentation. All commits are automatically tested using
-`make lint` for all supported Emacs versions on the excellent
-[CircleCI](https://circleci.com/) platform. Please make sure you can
-successfully run `make lint` before submitting a pull request.
-
-If the CI fails, it may be that your change is not compatible with one
-of the Emacs versions supported by Apheleia. Suppose that the failure
-is for Emacs 25.3. To test this locally, you can install
-[Docker](https://www.docker.com/) and run:
-
-    % make docker VERSION=25.3
-
-This will start a shell inside of Docker with the specified version of
-Emacs available. The Apheleia source code on your filesystem is
-synchronized with the filesystem inside of Docker, so you need not
-restart the shell after making changes. To test, simply use the same
-Makefile targets as usual.
+Please see [the contributor guide for my
+projects](https://github.com/raxod502/contributor-guide).
 
 ## Acknowledgements