From 8d2d779ec1287b349ea55c91df80ae8788362c1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Runge <dvzrv@archlinux.org>
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2022 21:08:30 +0100
Subject: Add info about adding a changelog entry for merge requests

CONTRIBUTING.rst:
Add info about adding a changelog entry for merge requests, explaining where in the file it needs to be added.
---
 CONTRIBUTING.rst | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

(limited to 'CONTRIBUTING.rst')

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index bffc49d..3c80f6e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ All ash and bash scripts are linted using shellcheck:
 
     make lint
 
+Changelog
+=========
+
+When adding, changing or removing something in a merge request, add a sentence to the `CHANGELOG.rst <CHANGELOG.rst>`_
+explaining it.
+The changelog entry needs to be added to the unreleased section at the top, as that section is used for the next
+release.
+
 Testing
 =======
 
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