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 # Contributing
+
+## Updating CHANGELOG.md
+
+Authors are expected include an entry to the CHANGLOG.md under the `Development release` heading
+with their pull requests. During the process of creating a new release entries from the root changelog will be
+moved to the changelog for the release.
+
 ## DCO Sign off
 
 All authors to the project retain copyright to their work. However, to ensure