Open Source Community Challenge 2026
Send pull requests to cloud native projects and earn points for every one that gets merged. CNCF Lebanon scores each contribution against the same public rubric.
27 October 2026 to 27 November 2026
- Targets the correct branch+1
- Includes or updates tests+6
- All CI checks pass+2
- Approved or merged by a maintainer+15
Score for this pull request24
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Projects you can contribute to
Every CNCF project counts, from Graduated to Sandbox, and so do other open source projects. A few to start with:
See all 230 projects- Kuberneteskubernetes/kubernetesCNCF Graduated · 10 points
- Prometheusprometheus/prometheusCNCF Graduated · 10 points
- OpenTelemetryopen-telemetry/communityCNCF Graduated · 10 points
- Argoargoproj/argo-cdCNCF Graduated · 10 points
- Helmhelm/helmCNCF Graduated · 10 points
- Backstagebackstage/backstageCNCF Incubating · 8 points
- Keycloakkeycloak/keycloakCNCF Incubating · 8 points
- CloudNativePGcloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pgCNCF Sandbox · 7 points
What earns the most points
A maintainer approving your work counts for more than anything else. Penalties take points away for copied or automated pull requests.
See every criterion- Approved or merged by a maintainer15
- Advanced difficulty15
- CNCF Graduated project10
- Active project10
- Includes or updates tests6
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