diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 744373b1f..bb7b1628c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ We welcome contributions, but request you follow these guidelines.
  - [Pull-Requests](#pull-requests)
    - [Contributor License Agreement](#contributor-license-agreement)
 
-This project adheres to the [Contributor Covenant 1.2](http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/2/0).
+This project adheres to the [Contributor Covenant 1.4](http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/).
 By participating, you are expected to uphold this code. Please report unacceptable
 behavior to any of the [project's core team](https://github.com/orgs/node-red/teams/core).
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 296cb15d1..05bddc3f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ If you want to run the latest code from git, here's how to get started:
 Before raising a pull-request, please read our
 [contributing guide](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
-This project adheres to the [Contributor Covenant 1.2](http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/2/0).
+This project adheres to the [Contributor Covenant 1.4](http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/).
  By participating, you are expected to uphold this code. Please report unacceptable
  behavior to any of the [project's core team](https://github.com/orgs/node-red/teams/core).