---
title: Contribute to InfluxDB OSS
description: Find important information about what’s included in new versions of InfluxData products.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/contributing/
estimated_tokens: 391
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/reference/contributing/
date: '2023-11-06T15:53:12-07:00'
lastmod: '2023-11-06T15:53:12-07:00'
---

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS.[InfluxDB 3 Core](/influxdb3/core/) is the latest stable version.

#### API token hashing is enabled by default in InfluxDB OSS 2.9.0

Stronger token security: tokens are stored as hashes on disk, so a
copy of the database file doesn’t expose usable tokens. Existing
tokens are hashed on first startup and the original strings can’t
be recovered afterward — **capture any plaintext tokens you still
need before you upgrade**.

For more information, see [Token hashing](/influxdb/v2/admin/tokens/#token-hashing).

To contribute to the InfluxDB OSS project, complete the following steps:

1. [Sign the InfluxData Contributor License Agreement (CLA)](#sign-influxdata-contributor-license-agreement-cla).
2. [Review contribution guidelines](#review-contribution-guidelines).
3. [Review the InfluxDB open source license](#review-open-source-license).

## Sign InfluxData Contributor License Agreement (CLA)

Before contributing to the InfluxDB OSS project, you must complete and sign the [InfluxData Contributor License Agreement (CLA)](https://www.influxdata.com/legal/cla/), available on the InfluxData website.

## Review contribution guidelines

To learn how you can contribute to the InfluxDB OSS project, see our [Contributing guidelines](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) in the GitHub repository.

## Review open source license

See information about our [open source MIT license for InfluxDB](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/blob/master/LICENSE) in GitHub.