diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ To initiate the pull request, do the following:
 
 1. In your browser, navigate to your forked repository: [https://github.com/YOUR_ACCOUNT/cloudstack](https://github.com/YOUR_ACCOUNT/cloudstack)
 2. Click the new button called '**Compare & pull request**' that showed up just above the main area in your forked repository
-3. Enter a detailed description of the work you have done and then click '**Send pull request**'
+3. Validate the pull request will be into the upstream `master` and will be from your `feature_x` branch
+4. Enter a detailed description of the work you have done and then click '**Send pull request**'
 
 If you are requested to make modifications to your proposed changes, make the changes locally on your `feature_x` branch, re-push the changes to your fork and submit the pull request again.