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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ To submit a package to the repository, you should follow these steps:
 
 ## Authoring a Manifest
 
-The minimal manifest syntax is below.
+The minimal manifest syntax is below. Additional information on writing manifests can be found on [Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/package/manifest) or on the [v0.1 manifest spec](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/blob/master/doc/ManifestSpecv0.1.md).
 
 Current limitations are:
 * One manifest per PR