From 3ac49f5a95a31ceb2c2f09c7c1a2c871e8bdb38d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vincent Bernat <vincent@bernat.ch>
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 08:24:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add a note about Git commit format

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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 83df5698..06f4a687 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ Go formatter takes care of most issues. For the remaining points:
 
 [prometheus conventions]: https://prometheus.io/docs/practices/naming/
 
+Git commits are prefixed with the component and sub-component of the feature:
+`orchestrator/clickhouse: add some feature`. Meta-component are also possible,
+like `docs`, `build`, or `docker`.
+
 # Testing
 
 We do not aim for 100% code coverage, however most code should be covered by