diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ The code for the documentation and the website are located in the meanjs/mean re
 
 For those who will be generating releases:
 * Don't forget to update the changelog!
-  * `conventional-changelog -r 1`
+  * `conventional-changelog -r 1 | cat - CHANGELOG.md | tee CHANGELOG.md`