Index: llvm/docs/DeveloperPolicy.rst =================================================================== --- llvm/docs/DeveloperPolicy.rst +++ llvm/docs/DeveloperPolicy.rst @@ -185,12 +185,14 @@ Many projects in LLVM communicate important changes to users through release notes, typically found in ``docs/ReleaseNotes.rst`` for the project. Changes to -a project that are user-facing or users may wish to know about should be added -to the project's release notes. Examples of changes that would typically -warrant adding a release note (this list is not exhaustive): - -* Adding, removing, or modifying command line options. -* Adding or removing a diagnostic. +a project that are user-facing, or that users may wish to know about, should be +added to the project's release notes, preferably as part of the commit landing +the changes. Examples of changes that would typically warrant adding a release +note (this list is not exhaustive): + +* Adding, removing, or modifying command-line options. +* Adding, removing, or regrouping a diagnostic. +* Fixing a bug (please link to the issue fixed in the bug database). * Adding or removing an optimization. * Modifying a C stable API. * Notifying users about a potentially disruptive change expected to be made in