From 1eae06fd524544a29eb3c205786fddd6943b7e27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: M McCready <66998419+MikeMcC399@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:16:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] doc: clarify Backport-PR-URL metadata added automatically

Signed-off-by: M McCready <66998419+MikeMcC399@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 doc/contributing/backporting-to-release-lines.md | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/contributing/backporting-to-release-lines.md b/doc/contributing/backporting-to-release-lines.md
index a1449427cfd92a..407df93c7a12af 100644
--- a/doc/contributing/backporting-to-release-lines.md
+++ b/doc/contributing/backporting-to-release-lines.md
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ line.
 5. Resolve conflicts using `git add` and `git cherry-pick --continue`.
 
 6. Leave the commit message as is. If you think it should be modified, comment
-   in the pull request. The `Backport-PR-URL` metadata does need to be added to
-   the commit, but this will be done later.
+   in the pull request. Do not manually add a `Backport-PR-URL` metadata entry.
+   This is automatically added later.
 
 7. Verify that `make -j4 test` passes.