The sign-off message can either be added by hand to your commit message or automatically by git.
This is accomplished by using the `-s` or `--signoff` option on your regular commit command.
e.g.
```bash
git commit -s
```
or
```bash
git commit --signoff
```
This will use the name and email you configured in git.
Find out how you can change your name and email in this guide from [GitHub](https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/managing-email-preferences/setting-your-commit-email-address#setting-your-commit-email-address-in-git)
#### How to amend a sign-off
The last commit on any given branch can be amended to include the sign-off message like this:
```bash
git commit --amend --signoff
```
#### Amend a sign-off to multiple commits
Assuming you have the upstream hedgedoc repo as `upstream`:
Run `git fetch upstream` to get the latest content from the upstream repository
and then use `git rebase --signoff upstream/master` or `git rebase --signoff upstream/develop`
to rebase all commits in your current branch, that are different from upstream you try to merge with, and sign them off.
If you've already pushed these commits to GitHub, you'll need to force push your branch after this with `git push --force-with-lease`.
## Changelog snippets
PRs that fix a bug or add a new feature or enhancement should add a corresponding changelog entry.
The changelog can be found at `public/docs/release-notes.md`. If there is no section for the next release yet, just add
one using `## <i class="fa fa-tag"></i> 1.x.x <i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> UNRELEASED`. The version and date will
be filled later by the maintainers.
Add a short description for your change in the `Features`, `Enhancements` or `Bugfixes` section, creating the section
if needed. Have a look at previous entries for inspiration.
You are welcome to add a `(by [@your_username](https://github.com/your_username))` note to your entry.
