From fcd54cebed57ce57a1f755adb7a3226d2392dd99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Hennick <hennickc@amazon.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:19:24 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Add requirement for Conventional Commits

---
 CONTRIBUTING.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 8e98eb01..bcc44448 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ Pull requests are welcome, but they're subject to some requirements:
 
 * They must build against the MSRV, the latest stable Rust version, and the nightly Rust version, both with `--no-default-features` and with `--all-features`.
 * They must pass fuzz tests (see the Actions tab).
+* Commit messages must conform to [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) and start with 
+  one of the types specified by the [Angular convention](https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/22b96b9/CONTRIBUTING.md#type). 
 * All commits must be signed.