Commit 242c4cc8d4f for php.net
commit 242c4cc8d4f9ee46f6cc3e8e4004a1d9692ffd5f
Author: Weilin Du <weilindu@php.net>
Date: Sun Aug 16 21:20:59 2026 +0800
[skip ci] CONTRIBUTING.md: Add description of the "Good first issue" tag
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index aabd945ad38..94bcf4d1337 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ PHP 8.0, which corresponds to the `PHP-8.0` branch in Git. Please also make sure
you add a link to the PR in the bug on [the bug tracker](https://github.com/php/php-src/issues)
or [the old bug tracker](https://bugs.php.net/).
+If you are new to contributing to PHP, issues tagged
+[`Good first issue`](https://github.com/php/php-src/labels/Good%20first%20issue)
+are suitable for you as a newcomer to file PRs against.
+
Pull requests implementing RFCs should be submitted against `master`.
Pull requests should *never* be submitted against `PHP-x.y.z` branches, as these