diff --git a/contributing/README.md b/contributing/README.md
index 967f690dd..1778c56fe 100644
--- a/contributing/README.md
+++ b/contributing/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ aimed at readers who are interested in making code contributions.
 If you're looking for information on _using_ Nomad, please instead refer
 to the [Nomad website](https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad).
 
+The [good first issue label](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues?q=is:issue+is:open+label:%22good+first+issue%22)
+is used to identify issues which are suited to first time contributors.
+
 Developing with Vagrant
 ---
 A development environment is supplied via Vagrant to make getting started easier.