diff --git a/About-GitLab-CI,-forks-and-merge-requests.md b/About-GitLab-CI,-forks-and-merge-requests.md
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@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ However, there is a way to prevent these stages from running. Simply once we hav
 
 ![pipeline with stages cancelled](uploads/a6ba25dc81f21add27bbef2354054fcb/image.png)
 
-This will not happen if the merge request comes from any branch other than `develop`.
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+This will not happen if the merge request comes from any branch other than `develop`, which should always happen as it is one of the [requirements to contribute][contributing].
+
+[contributing]: https://gitlab.com/ultrasonic/ultrasonic/-/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md
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