diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ contributing to Helm. All issue types follow the same general lifecycle. Differe
 
 1. Fork the repo, develop and test your code changes.
 1. Use sign-off when making each of your commits (see [above](#sign-your-work)).
-   If you forgot to sign some commits that are part of the contribution, you can use git's Rebase Interactive feature to fix those.
+   If you forgot to sign some commits that are part of the contribution, you can ask [git to rewrite your commit history](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Rewriting-History).
 1. Submit a pull request.
 
 Coding conventions and standards are explained in the official developer docs: