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@@ -143,22 +143,24 @@ is available, showing all PRs awaiting review and approval.
 ## Communications
 
 For general questions or discussions, please use the
-IRC group on `irc.freenode.net` called `buildah`
-that has been setup.
+IRC channel `#podman` on `irc.libera.chat`. If you are unfamiliar with IRC you can start a web client at https://web.libera.chat/#podman.
+
+Alternatively, [\[matrix\]](https://matrix.org) can be used to access the same channel via federation at https://matrix.to/#/#podman:chat.fedoraproject.org.
 
 ### For discussions around issues/bugs and features:
 
-#### Buildah Mailing List
-
-You can join the Buildah mailing list by sending an email to `buildah-join@lists.buildah.io` with the word `subscribe` in the subject.  You can also go to this [page](https://lists.podman.io/admin/lists/buildah.lists.buildah.io/), then scroll down to the bottom of the page and enter your email and optionally name, then click on the "Subscribe" button.
-
 #### GitHub
-You can also use the github
+You can also use GitHub
 [issues](https://github.com/containers/buildah/issues)
 and
 [PRs](https://github.com/containers/buildah/pulls)
 tracking system.
 
+#### Buildah Mailing List
+
+
+You can join the Buildah mailing list by sending an email to `buildah-join@lists.buildah.io` with the word `subscribe` in the subject.  You can also go to this [page](https://lists.podman.io/admin/lists/buildah.lists.buildah.io/), then scroll down to the bottom of the page and enter your email and optionally name, then click on the "Subscribe" button.
+
 ## Becoming a Maintainer
 
 To become a maintainer you must first be nominated by an existing maintainer.
@@ -172,3 +174,4 @@ inactive for a long period of time or are viewed as disruptive to the community.
 
 The current list of maintainers can be found in the
 [MAINTAINERS](MAINTAINERS) file.
+