Updates the Release Notes content in CONTRIBUTING (#69032) (#69192)

* Updates the Release Notes content in CONTRIBUTING

* Release Notes guidelines

* Fixes bulleted list indentation
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@ -646,8 +646,8 @@ Distributable packages can be found in `target/` after the build completes.
Kibana documentation is written in [asciidoc](http://asciidoc.org/) format in
the `docs/` directory.
To build the docs, you must clone the [elastic/docs](https://github.com/elastic/docs)
repo as a sibling of your kibana repo. Follow the instructions in that project's
To build the docs, clone the [elastic/docs](https://github.com/elastic/docs)
repo as a sibling of your Kibana repo. Follow the instructions in that project's
README for getting the docs tooling set up.
**To build the Kibana docs and open them in your browser:**
@ -665,14 +665,26 @@ node scripts/docs.js --open
Part of this process only applies to maintainers, since it requires access to GitHub labels.
Kibana publishes [Release Notes](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/release-notes.html) for major and minor releases. To generate the Release Notes, the writers run a script against this repo to collect the merged PRs against the release.
To include your PRs in the Release Notes:
Kibana publishes [Release Notes](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/release-notes.html) for major and minor releases. The Release Notes summarize what the PRs accomplish in language that is meaningful to users. To generate the Release Notes, the team runs a script against this repo to collect the merged PRs against the release.
1. In the title, summarize what the PR accomplishes in language that is meaningful to the user. In general, use present tense (for example, Adds, Fixes) in sentence case.
2. Label the PR with the targeted version (ex: `v7.3.0`).
3. Label the PR with the appropriate GitHub labels:
#### Create the Release Notes text
The text that appears in the Release Notes is pulled directly from your PR title, or a single paragraph of text that you specify in the PR description.
To use a single paragraph of text, enter `Release note:` or a `## Release note` header in the PR description, followed by your text. For example, refer to this [PR](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/65796) that uses the `## Release note` header.
When you create the Release Notes text, use the following best practices:
* Use present tense.
* Use sentence case.
* When you create a feature PR, start with `Adds`.
* When you create an enhancement PR, start with `Improves`.
* When you create a bug fix PR, start with `Fixes`.
* When you create a deprecation PR, start with `Deprecates`.
#### Add your labels
1. Label the PR with the targeted version (ex: `v7.3.0`).
2. Label the PR with the appropriate GitHub labels:
* For a new feature or functionality, use `release_note:enhancement`.
* For an external-facing fix, use `release_note:fix`. Exception: docs, build, and test fixes do not go in the Release Notes. Neither fixes for issues that were only on `master` and never have been released.
* For an external-facing fix, use `release_note:fix`. We do not include docs, build, and test fixes in the Release Notes, or unreleased issues that are only on `master`.
* For a deprecated feature, use `release_note:deprecation`.
* For a breaking change, use `release_note:breaking`.
* To **NOT** include your changes in the Release Notes, use `release_note:skip`.
@ -684,7 +696,7 @@ We also produce a blog post that details more important breaking API changes in
## Name the feature with the break (ex: Visualize Loader)
Summary of the change. Anything Under `#Dev Docs` will be used in the blog.
Summary of the change. Anything Under `#Dev Docs` is used in the blog.
```
## Signing the contributor license agreement