From ff20b58bb393935e68a8403f56790ca8d96f7f2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christopher Desiniotis Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:20:45 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] chore: document issue-first workflow in CONTRIBUTING.md This addresses SIG-CON-07 from the OSS Scorecard. Signed-off-by: Christopher Desiniotis --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 8ffc30f10..28931f013 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ To file feature requests, bugs, or questions, submit an issue at https://github. To contribute to the project, file a Pull Request at https://github.com/NVIDIA/gpu-operator/pulls. Contributions do not require explicit contributor license agreements (CLA), but we expect contributors to sign their work. +Before beginning implementation or opening a Pull Request for a significant change, first open an issue describing the problem or proposal. +A significant change includes, but is not limited to, architectural changes, new features, breaking changes to API or behavior, and non-trivial bug fixes. + All contributions must adhere to the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). ## Signing your work