diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ Must be one of the following:
 The scope could be anything specifying place of the commit change. For example `$location`,
 `$browser`, `$compile`, `$rootScope`, `ngHref`, `ngClick`, `ngView`, etc...
 
+You can use `*` when the change affects more than a single scope.
+
 ### Subject
 The subject contains succinct description of the change: