From b42940c98a6effa55b2f4d5500288b4f940ac21f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Charles Gagnon Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:28:16 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add step to create new branch for PRs --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index eb3423cf..571ac341 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ on this check so that our project will always have good generated documentation. ### Follow the Pull Request Process +- **Create a new branch from which to submit your Pull Request** + + Commits directly to `main` are not allowed - instead you will create a new branch and then submit a PR to + merge changes from that branch into `main`. + + See [About branches](https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/about-branches) + for more information about branching and how to create a new branch. + - **Create your pull request** Use the [typical process](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/) to send a pull request