From 2ce0b6634b00a40e7f85dc138fda17bf2f3de0cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephanie May <3074691+mizmay@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2026 15:03:26 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Remove Bounties, program phased out (#4212)

---
 README.md | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c36949dfa..b4ac0820b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -233,9 +233,7 @@ See [`/platform`](/platform) and navigate to the platform you are interested in
 
 Join the `#maplibre-native` Slack channel at OSMUS. Get an invite at https://slack.openstreetmap.us/
 
-### Bounties 💰
-
-Thanks to our sponsors, we are able to award bounties to developers making contributions toward certain [bounty directions](https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22bounty+direction%22). To get started doing bounties, refer to the [step-by-step bounties guide](https://maplibre.org/roadmap/step-by-step-bounties-guide/).
+### Become a Sponsor 💰
 
 We thank everyone who supported us financially in the past and special thanks to the people and organizations who support us with recurring donations!