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-rw-r--r--CONTRIBUTING.rst31
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/5619.docker1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/5619.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/5620.docker (renamed from changelog.d/5620.bugfix)2
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/5655.misc (renamed from changelog.d/5655.doc)0
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/5673.misc1
-rw-r--r--pyproject.toml5
7 files changed, 27 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index 2c44422a0e..94dc650485 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ use github's pull request workflow to review the contribution, and either ask
 you to make any refinements needed or merge it and make them ourselves. The
 changes will then land on master when we next do a release.
 
-We use `CircleCI <https://circleci.com/gh/matrix-org>`_ and `Buildkite
-<https://buildkite.com/matrix-dot-org/synapse>`_ for continuous integration.
-Buildkite builds need to be authorised by a maintainer. If your change breaks
-the build, this will be shown in GitHub, so please keep an eye on the pull
-request for feedback.
+We use `Buildkite <https://buildkite.com/matrix-dot-org/synapse>`_ for
+continuous integration.  Buildkite builds need to be authorised by a
+maintainer. If your change breaks the build, this will be shown in GitHub, so
+please keep an eye on the pull request for feedback.
 
 To run unit tests in a local development environment, you can use:
 
@@ -70,13 +69,21 @@ All changes, even minor ones, need a corresponding changelog / newsfragment
 entry. These are managed by Towncrier
 (https://github.com/hawkowl/towncrier).
 
-To create a changelog entry, make a new file in the ``changelog.d``
-file named in the format of ``PRnumber.type``. The type can be
-one of ``feature``, ``bugfix``, ``removal`` (also used for
-deprecations), or ``misc`` (for internal-only changes).
-
-The content of the file is your changelog entry, which can contain Markdown
-formatting. The entry should end with a full stop ('.') for consistency.
+To create a changelog entry, make a new file in the ``changelog.d`` file named
+in the format of ``PRnumber.type``. The type can be one of the following:
+
+* ``feature``.
+* ``bugfix``.
+* ``docker`` (for updates to the Docker image).
+* ``doc`` (for updates to the documentation).
+* ``removal`` (also used for deprecations).
+* ``misc`` (for internal-only changes).
+
+The content of the file is your changelog entry, which should be a short
+description of your change in the same style as the rest of our `changelog
+<https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/CHANGES.md>`_. The file can
+contain Markdown formatting, and should end with a full stop ('.') for
+consistency.
 
 Adding credits to the changelog is encouraged, we value your
 contributions and would like to have you shouted out in the release notes!
diff --git a/changelog.d/5619.docker b/changelog.d/5619.docker
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b69e5cc57c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5619.docker
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Base Docker image on a newer Alpine Linux version (3.8 -> 3.10).
diff --git a/changelog.d/5619.misc b/changelog.d/5619.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index c5e22d2051..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/5619.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Base Docker image on a newer Alpine Linux version (3.8 -> 3.10)
diff --git a/changelog.d/5620.bugfix b/changelog.d/5620.docker
index 17e1f133e8..cbb5a75d6a 100644
--- a/changelog.d/5620.bugfix
+++ b/changelog.d/5620.docker
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Add missing space in default logging file format generated by the Docker image
+Add missing space in default logging file format generated by the Docker image.
diff --git a/changelog.d/5655.doc b/changelog.d/5655.misc
index acab6aee92..acab6aee92 100644
--- a/changelog.d/5655.doc
+++ b/changelog.d/5655.misc
diff --git a/changelog.d/5673.misc b/changelog.d/5673.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1942256358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5673.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add a `docker` type to the towncrier configuration.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ef329aab41..db4a2e41e4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
         showcontent = true
 
     [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+        directory = "docker"
+        name = "Updates to the Docker image"
+        showcontent = true
+
+    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
         directory = "doc"
         name = "Improved Documentation"
         showcontent = true