diff --git a/doc/contributing/submitting-changes.xml b/doc/contributing/submitting-changes.xml index 6a8b4e0b249e..950e1ea974a0 100644 --- a/doc/contributing/submitting-changes.xml +++ b/doc/contributing/submitting-changes.xml @@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ Additional information. - If you're cherry-picking a commit to a stable release branch, always use git cherry-pick -xe and ensure the message contains a clear description about why this needs to be included in the stable branch. + If you're cherry-picking a commit to a stable release branch (“backporting”), always use git cherry-pick -xe and ensure the message contains a clear description about why this needs to be included in the stable branch. An example of a cherry-picked commit would look like this: