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@@ -91,6 +91,18 @@ repository:
Subversion and Trac so that any commit message in that format will
automatically post a comment to the appropriate ticket.
+* Write commit messages for backports using this pattern::
+
+ [<Django version>] Fixed <ticket> -- <description>
+
+ Backport of <revision> from <branch>.
+
+ For example::
+
+ [1.3.X] Fixed #17028 - Changed diveintopython.org -> diveintopython.net.
+
+ Backport of r17115 from trunk.
+
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