diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c80567eae..b03023555 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ down to the following steps:
  4. Push the new branch with your changes to your fork of the repository.
 
  5. Create a pull request by visiting the GitHub website, it will guide you
-    through the process.
+    through the process. Please [allow edits from maintainers](https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/allowing-changes-to-a-pull-request-branch-created-from-a-fork).
 
  6. You will receive comments on your code and the feature or bug that they
     address. Maybe you need to rework some minor things, in this case push new