diff --git a/hack/verify-generated-protobuf.sh b/hack/verify-generated-protobuf.sh
index 3c8518c4af3..a57f0fe4d77 100755
--- a/hack/verify-generated-protobuf.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-generated-protobuf.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ for APIROOT in ${APIROOTS}; do
   TMP_APIROOT="${_tmp}/${APIROOT}"
   echo "diffing ${APIROOT} against freshly generated protobuf"
   ret=0
-  diff -Naupr -I 'Auto generated by' -x 'zz_generated.*' "${KUBE_ROOT}/${APIROOT}" "${TMP_APIROOT}" || ret=$?
+  diff -Naupr -I 'Auto generated by' -x 'zz_generated.*' -x '.github' "${KUBE_ROOT}/${APIROOT}" "${TMP_APIROOT}" || ret=$?
   cp -a "${TMP_APIROOT}"/* "${KUBE_ROOT}/${APIROOT}/"
   if [[ $ret -eq 0 ]]; then
     echo "${APIROOT} up to date."
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e559c074bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Sorry, we do not accept changes directly against this repository. Please see 
+CONTRIBUTING.md for information on where and how to contribute instead.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/CONTRIBUTING.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d9e171333cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Contributing guidelines
+
+Do not open pull requests directly against this repository, they will be ignored. Instead, please open pull requests against [kuberentes/kubernetes](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/).  Please follow the same [contributing guide](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/CONTRIBUTING.md) you would follow for any other pull request made to kubernetes/kubernetes.
+
+This repository is published from [kubernetes/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/api](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/api) by the [kubernetes publishing-bot](https://git.k8s.io/publishing-bot). 
+
+Please see [Staging Directory and Publishing](https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/staging.md) for more information
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e559c074bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Sorry, we do not accept changes directly against this repository. Please see 
+CONTRIBUTING.md for information on where and how to contribute instead.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/CONTRIBUTING.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cea7c91b260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Contributing guidelines
+
+Do not open pull requests directly against this repository, they will be ignored. Instead, please open pull requests against [kuberentes/kubernetes](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/).  Please follow the same [contributing guide](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/CONTRIBUTING.md) you would follow for any other pull request made to kubernetes/kubernetes.
+
+This repository is published from [kubernetes/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver) by the [kubernetes publishing-bot](https://git.k8s.io/publishing-bot). 
+
+Please see [Staging Directory and Publishing](https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/staging.md) for more information
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e559c074bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Sorry, we do not accept changes directly against this repository. Please see 
+CONTRIBUTING.md for information on where and how to contribute instead.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/CONTRIBUTING.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..41eb4c62bc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Contributing guidelines
+
+Do not open pull requests directly against this repository, they will be ignored. Instead, please open pull requests against [kuberentes/kubernetes](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/).  Please follow the same [contributing guide](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/CONTRIBUTING.md) you would follow for any other pull request made to kubernetes/kubernetes.
+
+This repository is published from [kubernetes/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery) by the [kubernetes publishing-bot](https://git.k8s.io/publishing-bot). 
+
+Please see [Staging Directory and Publishing](https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/staging.md) for more information
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e559c074bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Sorry, we do not accept changes directly against this repository. Please see 
+CONTRIBUTING.md for information on where and how to contribute instead.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e559c074bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Sorry, we do not accept changes directly against this repository. Please see 
+CONTRIBUTING.md for information on where and how to contribute instead.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/CONTRIBUTING.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df408d019e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Contributing guidelines
+
+Do not open pull requests directly against this repository, they will be ignored. Instead, please open pull requests against [kuberentes/kubernetes](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/).  Please follow the same [contributing guide](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/CONTRIBUTING.md) you would follow for any other pull request made to kubernetes/kubernetes.
+
+This repository is published from [kubernetes/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go) by the [kubernetes publishing-bot](https://git.k8s.io/publishing-bot). 
+
+Please see [Staging Directory and Publishing](https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/staging.md) for more information
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e559c074bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Sorry, we do not accept changes directly against this repository. Please see 
+CONTRIBUTING.md for information on where and how to contribute instead.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/CONTRIBUTING.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..da7836aa972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Contributing guidelines
+
+Do not open pull requests directly against this repository, they will be ignored. Instead, please open pull requests against [kuberentes/kubernetes](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/).  Please follow the same [contributing guide](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/CONTRIBUTING.md) you would follow for any other pull request made to kubernetes/kubernetes.
+
+This repository is published from [kubernetes/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator) by the [kubernetes publishing-bot](https://git.k8s.io/publishing-bot). 
+
+Please see [Staging Directory and Publishing](https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/staging.md) for more information
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e559c074bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Sorry, we do not accept changes directly against this repository. Please see 
+CONTRIBUTING.md for information on where and how to contribute instead.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/CONTRIBUTING.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..483b3cbc435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Contributing guidelines
+
+Do not open pull requests directly against this repository, they will be ignored. Instead, please open pull requests against [kuberentes/kubernetes](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/).  Please follow the same [contributing guide](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/CONTRIBUTING.md) you would follow for any other pull request made to kubernetes/kubernetes.
+
+This repository is published from [kubernetes/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator) by the [kubernetes publishing-bot](https://git.k8s.io/publishing-bot). 
+
+Please see [Staging Directory and Publishing](https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/staging.md) for more information
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e559c074bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Sorry, we do not accept changes directly against this repository. Please see 
+CONTRIBUTING.md for information on where and how to contribute instead.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/CONTRIBUTING.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 18eca2f0726..e35f90ad56e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,26 +1,7 @@
 # Contributing guidelines
 
-## How to become a contributor and submit your own code
+Do not open pull requests directly against this repository, they will be ignored. Instead, please open pull requests against [kuberentes/kubernetes](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/).  Please follow the same [contributing guide](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/CONTRIBUTING.md) you would follow for any other pull request made to kubernetes/kubernetes.
 
-### Contributor License Agreements
+This repository is published from [kubernetes/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics) by the [kubernetes publishing-bot](https://git.k8s.io/publishing-bot). 
 
-We'd love to accept your patches! Before we can take them, we have to jump a couple of legal hurdles.
-
-Please fill out either the individual or corporate Contributor License Agreement (CLA).
-
-  * If you are an individual writing original source code and you're sure you own the intellectual property, then you'll need to sign an [individual CLA](https://identity.linuxfoundation.org/node/285/node/285/individual-signup).
-  * If you work for a company that wants to allow you to contribute your work, then you'll need to sign a [corporate CLA](https://identity.linuxfoundation.org/node/285/organization-signup).
-
-Follow either of the two links above to access the appropriate CLA and instructions for how to sign and return it. Once we receive it, we'll be able to accept your pull requests.
-
-### Contributing A Patch
-
-1. Submit an issue describing your proposed change to the repo in question.
-1. The [repo owners](OWNERS) will respond to your issue promptly.
-1. If your proposed change is accepted, and you haven't already done so, sign a Contributor License Agreement (see details above).
-1. Fork the desired repo, develop and test your code changes.
-1. Submit a pull request.
-
-### Adding dependencies
-
-If your patch depends on new packages, add that package with [`godep`](https://github.com/tools/godep). Follow the [instructions to add a dependency](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/docs/devel/development.md#godep-and-dependency-management).
+Please see [Staging Directory and Publishing](https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/staging.md) for more information
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e559c074bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Sorry, we do not accept changes directly against this repository. Please see 
+CONTRIBUTING.md for information on where and how to contribute instead.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/CONTRIBUTING.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8379e606490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Contributing guidelines
+
+Do not open pull requests directly against this repository, they will be ignored. Instead, please open pull requests against [kuberentes/kubernetes](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/).  Please follow the same [contributing guide](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/CONTRIBUTING.md) you would follow for any other pull request made to kubernetes/kubernetes.
+
+This repository is published from [kubernetes/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver) by the [kubernetes publishing-bot](https://git.k8s.io/publishing-bot). 
+
+Please see [Staging Directory and Publishing](https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/staging.md) for more information
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e559c074bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Sorry, we do not accept changes directly against this repository. Please see 
+CONTRIBUTING.md for information on where and how to contribute instead.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/CONTRIBUTING.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3598f4aa55a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Contributing guidelines
+
+Do not open pull requests directly against this repository, they will be ignored. Instead, please open pull requests against [kuberentes/kubernetes](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/).  Please follow the same [contributing guide](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/CONTRIBUTING.md) you would follow for any other pull request made to kubernetes/kubernetes.
+
+This repository is published from [kubernetes/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller) by the [kubernetes publishing-bot](https://git.k8s.io/publishing-bot). 
+
+Please see [Staging Directory and Publishing](https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/staging.md) for more information