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Co-authored-by: Denis Kasak <[email protected]>

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ using git-cliff, which fetches changelog entries from commit messages.
 
 ## Commit Message Format
 
-We support the default Conventional Commits format, along with a specific git
-trailer for the changelog message.
+Commit messages should be formatted as Conventional Commits. In addition, some
+git trailers are supported and have special meaning (see below).
 
 ### Conventional Commits
 
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ olm, cipher).
 
 ### Changelog Trailer
 
-In addition to the conventional commit format, you can use a git trailer to
-specify the changelog message explicitly. When the `Changelog` trailer is defined,
-the value from the trailer will be used in the changelog instead of the commit's
-first line.
+In addition to the Conventional Commit format, you can use the `Changelog` git
+trailer to specify the changelog message explicitly. When that trailer is
+present, its value will be used as the changelog entry instead of the commit's
+leading line.
 
 
 #### Example Commit Message