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-	Please edit /docs/xdocs/changes.xml to reflect any changes you commit. The entry should be short enough so that I can copy it into the new release announcement email, and reflect the JIRA issue number if appropriate. Do not add the name of contributors to /doc/xdocs/changes.xml, as acknowledgement is already provided via /project.xml, source code @author tags, the CVS commit message, and typically a JIRA task.<br><br>
+	Please make sure /docs/xdocs/changes.xml has a reference to JIRA for the upcoming release version.  You don't need to add the name of contributors to /doc/xdocs/changes.xml, as acknowledgement is already provided via /project.xml, source code @author tags, the CVS commit message, and typically a JIRA task.<br><br>
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