diff --git a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
index 77321baf7320..98f1a564b0a7 100644
--- a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
+++ b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
          nix-build lib/tests/maintainers.nix
 
     See `./scripts/check-maintainer-github-handles.sh` for an example on how to work with this data.
+
+    When adding a new maintainer, be aware of the current commit conventions
+    documented at [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#commit-conventions)
+    file located in the root of the Nixpkgs repo.
 */
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