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Document the requirement to update the class reference when contributing

Documenting new additions has been an informal requirement for
a few months now. This makes it official.

(cherry picked from commit 6d0e8f9fb70ff00088185f59a627c8f65f5d78ed)
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CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -119,6 +119,22 @@ for an introduction to developing on Godot.
 The [Contributing docs](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/community/contributing/index.html)
 The [Contributing docs](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/community/contributing/index.html)
 also have important information on the PR workflow and the code style we use.
 also have important information on the PR workflow and the code style we use.
 
 
+### Document your changes
+
+If your pull request adds methods, properties or signals that are exposed to
+scripting APIs, you **must** update the class reference to document those.
+This is to ensure the documentation coverage doesn't decrease as contributions
+are merged.
+
+[Update the documentation template](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/community/contributing/updating_the_class_reference.html#updating-the-documentation-template)
+using your compiled binary, then fill in the descriptions.
+Follow the style guide described in the
+[Docs writing guidelines](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/community/contributing/docs_writing_guidelines.html).
+
+If your pull request modifies parts of the code in a non-obvious way, make sure
+to add comments in the code as well. This helps other people understand the
+change without having to look at `git blame`.
+
 ### Be nice to the Git history
 ### Be nice to the Git history
 
 
 Try to make simple PRs that handle one specific topic. Just like for reporting
 Try to make simple PRs that handle one specific topic. Just like for reporting