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 ### Pull Request Checklist
 
-<!-- Please read CONTRIBUTING.rst before submitting your pull request -->
+<!-- Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting your pull request -->
 
 * [ ] Pull request is based on the develop branch
-* [ ] Pull request includes a [changelog file](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.rst#changelog)
-* [ ] Pull request includes a [sign off](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.rst#sign-off)
+* [ ] Pull request includes a [changelog file](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#changelog). The entry should:
+  - Be a short description of your change which makes sense to users. "Fixed a bug that prevented receiving messages from other servers." instead of "Moved X method from `EventStore` to `EventWorkerStore`.".
+  - Use markdown where necessary, mostly for `code blocks`.
+  - End with either a period (.) or an exclamation mark (!).
+  - Start with a capital letter.
+* [ ] Pull request includes a [sign off](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#sign-off)
+* [ ] Code style is correct (run the [linters](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#code-style))