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@@ -553,9 +553,10 @@ source-building pipeline to fail. Check the [Debian Packaging](https://wiki.debi
 documentation to find how patches affecting code outside of the `debian/`
 folder should be handled.
 
-Updating `debian/changelog` should be done separately as the last step when
-issuing a release, generating the changelog entries from the Git commit log,
-which makes writing good commit log messages even more important.
+Update `debian/changelog` separately, as the very last step when you issue
+a release, by generating the changelog entries from the Git commit log.
+Writing good commit messages ensures you don’t have to edit the generated
+changelog entries.
 
 A merge request should be submitted on GitLab for each bug or task. To ease
 the review process, in particular to avoid churn in the case of rebases, it is