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@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Contributions to InvenTree are welcomed - please follow the guidelines below.
 
 No pushing to master! New featues must be submitted in a separate branch (one branch per feature).
 
+## Include Migration Files
+
+Any required migration files **must** be included in the commit, or the pull-request will be rejected. If you change the underlying database schema, make sure you run `make migrate` and commit the migration files before submitting the PR.
+
 ## Testing
 
 Any new code should be covered by unit tests - a submitted PR may not be accepted if the code coverage is decreased.