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+Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) on how to contribute to Cucumber.
+
 ## [In Git](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby-core/compare/3.0.0.pre.2...master)
 
-### New Features
+### Removed
+
+### Added
+
 * Do not create test cases for scenarios with no steps ([#144](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby-core/pull/144) @brasmusson)
 * Handle selective strict settings ([#143](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby-core/pull/143) @brasmusson)
 
-### Bugfixes
-* Fix DataTable's Location to be aware of all of its lines ([#142](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby-core/pull/142) @botandrose)
+### Changed
 
-### Removed Features
+* As per [#251](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber/issues/251): renamed History.md to CHANGELOG.md, added contributing message at beginning, and misc formatting. ([#145](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby-core/pull/145) [jaysonesmith](https://github.com/jaysonesmith))
+* Use past tense in event names (`xStarting` -> `xStarted`) (see [cucumber/cucumber-ruby#1166](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby/issues/1166) @brasmusson).
 
-### Refactoring
-* Use past tense in event names (`xStarting` -> `xStarted`) (see [cucumber/cucumber-ruby#1166](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby/issues/1166) @brasmusson). 
+### Fixed
+
+* Fix DataTable's Location to be aware of all of its lines ([#142](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby-core/pull/142) @botandrose)
 
 ## [3.0.0.pre.2](https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby-core/compare/v2.0.0...3.0.0.pre.2) (2017-07-26)