diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 84b7c0bd2..91bdcb33b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Contributing
 ============
-We gratefully accept bug reports and contributions from the community.
+We gratefully accept bug reports and contributions from the community. All PRs are reviewed by the project team / community, and may need some modifications to
+be accepted.
 
 Quick Checklist for PR contributors
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