From b28b8312f2a40d3fe7321375b91329eca4efb698 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marriott@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2019 08:05:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Mention CHANGES.

---
 .github/CONTRIBUTING.md   | 9 ++++++++-
 .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 49e2b90b..3a589484 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -2,13 +2,20 @@
 
 Before opening an issue, please ensure that:
 
+- Your problem is a specific problem or question or suggestion, not a general
+  complaint.
+
 - `$TERM` inside tmux is screen, screen-256color, tmux or tmux-256color. Check
   by running `echo $TERM` inside tmux.
 
 - You can reproduce the problem with the latest tmux release, or a build from
   Git master.
 
-- Your question or issue is not covered in the manual (run man tmux).
+- Your question or issue is not covered [in the
+  manual](https://man.openbsd.org/tmux.1) (run `man tmux`).
+
+- Your problem is not mentioned in the [CHANGES
+  file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tmux/tmux/master/CHANGES) file.
 
 - Nobody else has opened the same issue recently.
 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index ee457237..8bf1e66a 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 Please read https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
 before opening an issue.
 
+If you have upgraded, make sure your issue is not covered in the CHANGES file
+for your version: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tmux/tmux/master/CHANGES
+
 Describe the problem and the steps to reproduce. Add a minimal tmux config if
 necessary. Screenshots can be helpful, but no more than one or two.