diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 73c9f85987f9b251ba629a91d84083fc9f6c9f2d..dd41d1f31ccbd50d5bdffabc8cd9015ec57d3d19 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ In this guide you will get an overview of the contribution workflow from opening
 
 ## New Contributor guide
 
-There's many ways you could contribute to holi. For all of them, you first need an account on our gitlab. Set one up [here](https://app.gitlab-pages.holi.team/users/sign_up), after which we will approve your account. You will get confirmation via E-Mail and can proceed with setting up your account by following the instructions in the E-Mail and in GitLab itself. 
+There's many ways you could contribute to holi. For all of them, you first need an account on our gitlab. Set one up
+[here](https://gitlab.holi.team/users/sign_up). Your account will then be confirmed by an administrator. This might take
+some time. Afterwards, you will receive an E-Mail welcoming you to our GitLab instance. Via a link in this mail, you can
+sign in and set up your account by following the instructions in the E-Mail and in GitLab itself.
+
+If you didn't receive a mail, make sure to check your spam folder before contacting us via support@holi.social.
 
 ### Finding and reporting bugs