diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 2a8fc94c..c434ed66 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ defined in the Apache License shall be dual-licensed as above, without any addit
     with `chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-push` .This will run when you do `git push` and will make the push quite
     slow, but please give it time to complete as this helps to fix any issues locally and not rely just on
     running `ci` on GitHub when you create the PR
-13. Commit the changes and include the `<title> <#ID>` of the GitHub issue in the message. This will make the commits visible in the context of the issue so we can clearly see a clean history of all changes
+13. Commit the changes with the commit message following the [Commit Message Guidelines](https://gist.github.com/radumarias/5b5374f3ed022c99d617eb849aafd069)
 14. Push your changes, and if there are any errors, fix them before you push them
 15. Create a `PR` back to the `parent` repo targeting the `main` branch with the title as the GitHub issue title, including `#ID`. Also, include the link to the GitHub issue in the description, saying like `Fix for <link>` for bugs or `Implementation for <link>` for features and others
 16. Request review from owners of the repository by adding them to the `Reviewers` field