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 ## Fixes, Features and Changes
 
-Send a pull request. We'll generally want documentation and [tests](Tests/README.rst) for new features. Tests or documentation on their own are also welcomed. Feel free to ask questions as an [issue](https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/new) or on IRC (irc.freenode.net, #pil)
+Send a pull request to the master branch. We'll generally want documentation and [tests](Tests/README.rst) for new features. Tests or documentation on their own are also welcomed. Feel free to ask questions as an [issue](https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/new) or on IRC (irc.freenode.net, #pil)
 
 - Fork the repo
-- Make a branch
+- Make a branch from master
 - Add your changes + Tests
 - Run the test suite. Try to run on both Python 2.x and 3.x, or you'll get tripped up. You can enable [Travis CI on your repo](https://travis-ci.org/profile/) to catch test failures prior to the pull request, and [Coveralls](https://coveralls.io/repos/new) to see if the changed code is covered by tests.
-- Push to your fork, and make a pull request. 
+- Push to your fork, and make a pull request onto master. 
 
 A few guidelines:
 - Try to keep any code commits clean and separate from reformatting commits.