How to Join the Pledge

1. Pay $2,000 per full-time equivalent developer on staff

directly to any Open Source maintainers or foundations of your choice. The projects you're paying should meet the Open Source Definition and our guidelines. Of course, this includes any payments you've already made this year.

2. Publish a post

on your company website, detailing the payments your company has made in the past year. This post can be short and sweet — check out sample posts by Sentry or Astral.

A post should include the year, your developer count, total paid, and payment breakdown, like so:

Example post

Today, we're joining the Open Source Pledge. In 2026, we had 14 developers on our team and paid $30,000 to Open Source maintainers:

• $10,000 to foo
• $10,000 to bar
• $5,000 to baz
• $2,500 to quux
• $2,500 to qux

3. Let us know you'd like to join,

by creating a GitHub issue that includes:

• A link to your post.
• A short (<600 character) description of your company, including why you're joining.
• Your branding materials — SVG strongly preferred!

4. Celebrate your membership!

You'll then officially be a member — your company and reports will show up on our website, and you'll be entitled to use the Pledge Member logo on your website and marketing materials.

5. Renew every year

To remain a member, you should publish a new post at some point each year, and let us know about it.