From cd115a57d29e087297ffcb81f1f99d0c076f481c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?V=C3=ADt=20Ku=C4=8Dera?=
 <26327373+vkucera@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:04:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Instruct contributors to use their name

---
 docs/gettingstarted/contributingtocode.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/gettingstarted/contributingtocode.md b/docs/gettingstarted/contributingtocode.md
index 167ced4f..df56288d 100644
--- a/docs/gettingstarted/contributingtocode.md
+++ b/docs/gettingstarted/contributingtocode.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ on GitHub and add the URL of your fork as the `origin`
 [remote repository](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/getting-started-with-git/about-remote-repositories)
 in your local Git repository.
 
+Please use your full name in your Git configuration and on your GitHub account so that your contributions can be linked to you easily.
+
 ```instruction
 Before starting to write your first piece of code, please get familiar with the
  [O2 coding, naming and commenting guidelines](https://github.com/AliceO2Group/CodingGuidelines)