From 492ef142ad13389d79c74128b1bdf543b6f662c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Speicher Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 18:00:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify the author field for the changelog documentation [ci skip] --- doc/development/changelog.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/development/changelog.md b/doc/development/changelog.md index 390eb549d0b..6a97fae9cac 100644 --- a/doc/development/changelog.md +++ b/doc/development/changelog.md @@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ The `merge_request` value is a reference to a merge request that adds this entry, and the `author` key is used to give attribution to community contributors. Both are optional. +Community contributors and core team members are encouraged to add their name to +the `author` field. GitLab team members should not. + If you're working on the GitLab EE repository, the entry will be added to `changelogs/unreleased-ee/` instead.