diff --git a/contributing/permalinks.md b/contributing/permalinks.md
index 07615c4938..f4c1a8532d 100644
--- a/contributing/permalinks.md
+++ b/contributing/permalinks.md
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ For example, an article that is available in currently supported versions will h
 An article that is not available in Enterprise will have just one permalink:
 
 * `/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/getting-started-with-github/set-up-git`
+
+**If you are a content contributor:** You don't need to worry about supported versions when adding a link to a document. Following the examples above, if you want to reference an article you can just use its relative location:
+
+* `/github/getting-started-with-github/set-up-git`
+
+*(Please note that using a hard-coded link or supported version will result in an error when your submitted PR is automatically tested)*