diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Hi! I’m really excited that you are interested in contributing to Vue.js. Befo
   - Provide convincing reason to add this feature. Ideally you should open a suggestion issue first and have it greenlighted before working on it.
 
 - If fixing a bug:
+  - If you are resolving a special issue, add `(fix #xxxx[,#xxx])` (#xxxx is the issue id) in your PR title for a better release log, e.g. `update entities encoding/decoding (fix #3899)`.
   - Provide detailed description of the bug in the PR. Live demo preferred.
   - Add appropriate test coverage if applicable.