diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1536daed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[pyOpenSci Community Code of Conduct](https://github.com/pyOpenSci/handbook/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index a37a669ac..7b6d5a52e 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
     "styles/*",
     ".pytest_cache/README.md",
     "vale-styles/*",
+    "CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md",
 ]
 
 # For sitemap generation