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@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ This project is licensed under the MIT License.
 
 #### Sign your work
 
+> Note: all of the commits in your PR/Patch must be signed-off.
+
 The sign-off is a simple line at the end of the explanation for a patch. Your
 signature certifies that you wrote the patch or otherwise have the right to pass
 it on as an open-source patch. The rules are pretty simple: if you can certify