diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
index 4fd0d3a60c..ad32ac6291 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml
@@ -1646,15 +1646,16 @@
For example, the Yocto Project uses a specific convention
for bug references - any commit that addresses a specific
bug should use the following form for the detailed
- description:
+ description.
+ Be sure to use the actual bug-tracking ID from
+ Bugzilla for
+ bug-id:
Fixes [YOCTO #bug-id]
detailed description of change
- Where bug-id is replaced with the
- specific bug ID from the Yocto Project Bugzilla instance.