diff --git a/doc/internals/contributing.rst b/doc/internals/contributing.rst
index de4224d7bc3..83b23fb388e 100644
--- a/doc/internals/contributing.rst
+++ b/doc/internals/contributing.rst
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ These are the basic steps needed to start developing on Sphinx.
 
 #. Wait for a core developer or contributor to review your changes.
 
+   You may be asked to address comments on the review. If so, please avoid
+   force pushing to the branch. Sphinx uses the *squash merge* strategy when
+   merging PRs, so follow-up commits will all be combined.
+
 
 Coding style
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