Add note about conventional commits

open-telemetry · Feb 21, 2025 · bf22abe · bf22abe
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@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ Open a pull request against the main
 [opentelemetry-rust](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-rust)
 repo.
 
+Your pull request should be named according to the
+[conventional commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) standard. This ensures that
+when the PR is squashed into `main`, the resulting commit message is consistent and makes it easier
+for us to generate a changelog  standard. This ensures that
+when the PR is squashed into `main`, the resulting commit message is consistent and makes it easier
+for us to generate a changelog. 
+
 > **Note**
 > It is recommended to run [pre-commit script](scripts/precommit.sh) to catch any issues locally.