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@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Most notably many tags start with a `t:` prefix (as in `topic:`), which categori
 In general *all issues are open for anyone working on them*, however if you're new to the project and looking for an issue
 that will be accepted and likely is a nice one to get started you should check out the following tags:
 
+- [good first issue](https://github.com/akka/akka/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22) - which identifies simple entry level tickets, such as improvements of documentation or tests. If you're not sure how to solve a ticket but would like to work on it feel free to ask in the issue about clarification or tips.
 - [help wanted](https://github.com/akka/akka/labels/help%20wanted) - which identifies issues that the core team will likely not have time to work on, or the issue is a nice entry level ticket. If you're not sure how to solve a ticket but would like to work on it feel free to ask in the issue about clarification or tips.
 - [nice-to-have (low-priority)](https://github.com/akka/akka/labels/nice-to-have%20%28low-prio%29) - are tasks which make sense, however are not very high priority (in face of other very high priority issues). If you see something interesting in this list, a contribution would be really wonderful!