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@@ -120,4 +120,8 @@ We also recommend exploring some existing BuildStream projects:
 * https://gitlab.com/freedesktop-sdk/freedesktop-sdk
 * https://gitlab.com/baserock/definitions
 
-If you have any questions please ask on our `#buildstream <irc://irc.gnome.org/buildstream>`_ channel in `irc.gnome.org <irc://irc.gnome.org>`_
+If you have any questions please ask on our `#buildstream <https://matrix.to/#/#buildstream:matrix.org>`_ room on `matrix.org <https://matrix.org/>`_
+
+Please join our official `mailing list <https://lists.apache.org/list.html?dev@buildstream.apache.org>`_ to follow discussions about Buildstream development.
+
+Conversation can additionally be had on the official Slack channel: #buildstream at https://the-asf.slack.com/