diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ar_bug_report-md.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ar_bug_report.md
similarity index 72%
rename from .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ar_bug_report-md.md
rename to .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ar_bug_report.md
index e2f64b88b8..0d4aee9397 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ar_bug_report-md.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ar_bug_report.md
@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@
 ---
 name: ar_bug_report.md
 about: Create a bug for a an issue found in the Automated Review
-title: ''
-labels: ''
-assignees: ''
-
----
-
----
-name: Automated Review Bug report
-about: Create a report when a failure occurs in main branch
-title: ''
-labels: 'Automated_Review'
+title: 'AR Bug Report'
+labels: 'needs-triage,kind/bug,kind/automation'
 assignees: ''
 
 ---
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba7f134922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Contributing
+
+Welcome to the Open 3D Engine! To learn more about contributing to the [O3DE code repo](README.md), check out the [Contributor's Guide](https://github.com/o3de/community/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+The [O3DE community repo](https://github.com/o3de/community) contains information about how to get started, how the community organizes, and more.
+
+To contribute, please review our [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/o3de/o3de/blob/development/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) first. 
+
+## Making contributions with the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)
+
+When contributing, your pull requests will require that you have agreed to our DCO found here: [Devloper Certificate of Origin](https://developercertificate.org/)
+
+You can do this by using the -s option in git. 
+Example: ```git commit -s -m 'my commit message'```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9cc816efe9..83acec1313 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,10 +85,11 @@ If you have the Git credential manager core or other credential helpers installe
 
 #### Optional
 
-*   WWise - 2019.2.8.7432 minimum: [https://www.audiokinetic.com/download/](https://www.audiokinetic.com/download/)
-    *   Note: This requires registration and installation of a client to download
-    *   You will also need to set a environment variable: `set LY_WWISE_INSTALL_PATH=<path to WWise version>`
-    *   For example: `set LY_WWISE_INSTALL_PATH="C:\Program Files (x86)\Audiokinetic\Wwise 2019.2.8.7432"`
+*   Wwise - 2021.1.1.7601 minimum: [https://www.audiokinetic.com/download/](https://www.audiokinetic.com/download/)
+    *   Note: This requires registration and installation of a client application to download
+    *   Make sure to select the SDK(C++) component during installation of Wwise
+    *   You will also need to set an environment variable: `set LY_WWISE_INSTALL_PATH=<path to Wwise version>`
+    *   For example: `set LY_WWISE_INSTALL_PATH="C:\Program Files (x86)\Audiokinetic\Wwise 2021.1.1.7601"`
 
 ### Quick Start Build Steps
 
diff --git a/cmake/3rdParty.cmake b/cmake/3rdParty.cmake
index 15dde3c3f8..96d59e6105 100644
--- a/cmake/3rdParty.cmake
+++ b/cmake/3rdParty.cmake
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ set(LY_3RDPARTY_PATH "${o3de_default_third_party_path}" CACHE PATH "Path to the
 
 if(LY_3RDPARTY_PATH)
     file(TO_CMAKE_PATH ${LY_3RDPARTY_PATH} LY_3RDPARTY_PATH)
+    if(NOT EXISTS ${LY_3RDPARTY_PATH})
+        file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${LY_3RDPARTY_PATH})
+    endif()
 endif()
 if(NOT EXISTS ${LY_3RDPARTY_PATH})
     message(FATAL_ERROR "3rdParty folder: ${LY_3RDPARTY_PATH} does not exist, call cmake defining a valid LY_3RDPARTY_PATH or use cmake-gui to configure it")