# Create a new bounty

Bounties are incentives you can offer to contributors to resolve issues. They are especially useful in open-source projects to motivate and reward community contributions.

Follow these steps to create a new bounty for an issue on Protocol.Land:

1. Navigate to the main page of the repository and select the Issues tab.\
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2. Select the “Bounties” tab located above the timeline of the issue.\
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3. Click “New bounty”.\
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4. A modal will appear requesting details for the new bounty.\
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5. Type in the amount in AR (Arweave tokens) you wish to offer for the bounty.
6. Select the expiration date for the bounty, indicating how long the bounty offer will be available.
7. Click “Add bounty”.
8. The list of open bounties is updated with the details of the newly created bounty.


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