diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
  - Search the [open issue](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/issues) to ensure no one else has reported something similar and no one is actively working on similar proposed change.
  - If no one has suggested something similar, open an ["issue"](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/issues) with your suggestion to gather feedback from the community.
- - It's recommended to **create a new git branch** for the change
+ - It's recommended to **create a new git branch** for the change so that the merge commit message looks nicer in the commit history.
 
 ## How to contribute