diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ request.
 * Your commit names should be relatively descriptive, e.g. when saying
 "Fix #issueid", the commit message should also contain the title of the
 issue.
+* Try to keep your commits as atomic as possible
 
 ### Code Guidelines
 * Each mod must provide `mod.conf`.