diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 5feda81f..8b7c363b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ In order to provide the safest payloads for the community, the following rules m
     - Use `Administrator` for privileged users and `User` for normal account
     - Use `P@ssw0rd`, `Password123`, `password` as default passwords for your examples
     - Prefer commonly used name for machines such as `DC01`, `EXCHANGE01`, `WORKSTATION01`, etc
-- References must have an `author`, a `title` and a `link`. The `date` is not mandatory but appreciated :)
+- References must have an `author`, a `title`, a `link` and a `date`
+    - Use [Wayback Machine](wayback.archive.org) if the reference is not available anymore.
+    - The date must be following the format `Month Number, Year`, e.g: `December 25, 2024`
+    - References to Github repositories must follow this format: `[author/tool](https://github.com/URL) - Description`
 
 Every pull request will be checked with `markdownlint` to ensure consistent writing and Markdown best practices. You can validate your files locally using the following Docker command:
 
@@ -29,11 +32,16 @@ docker run -v $PWD:/workdir davidanson/markdownlint-cli2:v0.15.0 "**/*.md" --con
 
 Every section should contains the following files, you can use the `_template_vuln` folder to create a new technique folder:
 
-- README.md - vulnerability description and how to exploit it, including several payloads, more below
-- Intruder - a set of files to give to Burp Intruder
-- Images - pictures for the README.md
-- Files - some files referenced in the README.md
+- **README.md**: vulnerability description and how to exploit it, including several payloads, more below
+- **Intruder**: a set of files to give to Burp Intruder
+- **Images**: pictures for the README.md
+- **Files**: some files referenced in the README.md
 
-## README.md format
+## README.md Format
 
-Use the example folder [_template_vuln/](https://github.com/swisskyrepo/PayloadsAllTheThings/blob/master/_template_vuln/). The main page is [README.md](https://github.com/swisskyrepo/PayloadsAllTheThings/blob/master/_template_vuln/README.md).
+Use the example folder [_template_vuln/](https://github.com/swisskyrepo/PayloadsAllTheThings/blob/master/_template_vuln/) to create a new vulnerability document. The main page is [README.md](https://github.com/swisskyrepo/PayloadsAllTheThings/blob/master/_template_vuln/README.md). It is organized with sections for a title and description of the vulnerability, along with a summary table of contents linking to the main sections of the document.
+
+- **Tools**: Lists relevant tools with links to their repositories and brief descriptions.
+- **Methodology**: Provides a quick overview of the approach used, with code snippets to demonstrate exploitation steps.
+- **Labs**: References online platforms where similar vulnerabilities can be practiced, each with a link to the corresponding lab.
+- **References**: Lists external resources, such as blog posts or articles, providing additional context or case studies related to the vulnerability.
diff --git a/Zip Slip/README.md b/Zip Slip/README.md
index c46f9e71..0a888136 100644
--- a/Zip Slip/README.md	
+++ b/Zip Slip/README.md	
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ For affected libraries and projects, visit [snyk/zip-slip-vulnerability](https:/
 
 ## References
 
-- [Zip Slip - Snyk - Jun 5, 2018](https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerability)
+- [Zip Slip - Snyk - June 5, 2018](https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerability)
 - [Zip Slip Vulnerability - Snyk - April 15, 2018](https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability)
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