; * CONTRIBUTE: Clarify single-line commit should end with a period.

(cherry picked from commit 30fb2ac07a74d88908013ea80c62fe6317b3a590)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTE b/CONTRIBUTE
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--- a/CONTRIBUTE
+++ b/CONTRIBUTE
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ formatting them:
   there will be no individual ChangeLog entries beyond the one in the
   summary line.
 
+- If the commit message is a single-line, it should end with a period.
+
 - If the commit has more than one author, the commit message should
   contain separate lines to mention the other authors, like the
   following: