From 9e620595d4422d0640863b61285f886766777c7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hao Nguyen Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 13:33:08 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update CONTRIBUTING.md to recommend applying the appropriate labels --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 49b1941072..8b28471b94 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -83,3 +83,13 @@ the final release. Ultimately, the green signal will be provided by our testing infrastructure. The reviewer will help you if there are test failures that seem not related to the change you are making. +* Apply the "release notes: yes" label if the pull request's description should + be included in the next release (e.g., any new feature / bug fix). + Apply the "release notes: no" label if the pull request's description should + not be included in the next release (e.g., refactoring changes that does not + change behavior, integration from Google internal, updating tests, etc.). +* Apply the appropriate language label (e.g., C++, Java, Python, etc.) to the + pull request. This will make it easier to identify which languages the pull + request affects, allowing us to better identify appropriate reviewer, create + a better release note, and make it easier to identify issues in the future. +