diff --git a/documentation/README b/documentation/README
index 28d5c4be8e..b0a3cb1dc0 100644
--- a/documentation/README
+++ b/documentation/README
@@ -325,3 +325,9 @@ References to the bitbake manual can be done like this:
   See the ":ref:`-D <bitbake:bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro:usage and syntax>`" option
 or
   :term:`bitbake:BB_NUMBER_PARSE_THREADS`
+
+Submitting documentation changes
+================================
+
+Please see the top level README file in this repository for details of where
+to send patches.