diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9bdbdadd8bc3..7116b36e0b11 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ Here are a few examples:
 
 ```markdown
 * [#716](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/issues/716): Fixed a regression in the autocorrection logic of `MethodDefParentheses`. ([@bbatsov][])
-* New cop `ElseLayout` checks for odd arrangement of code in the `else` branch of a conditional expression. ([@bbatsov][])
 * [#7542](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/pull/7542): **(Breaking)** Move `LineLength` cop from `Metrics` department to `Layout` department. ([@koic][])
 ```
 
diff --git a/spec/project_spec.rb b/spec/project_spec.rb
index 08a47e52c446..e01c4f16168b 100644
--- a/spec/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/project_spec.rb
@@ -242,6 +242,13 @@ def expected
 
           include_examples 'has Changelog format'
 
+          it 'has a link to the issue or pull request address at the beginning' do
+            repo = 'rubocop/rubocop'
+            address_pattern = %r{\A\* \[#\d+\]\(https://github\.com/#{repo}/(issues|pull)/\d+\):}
+
+            expect(entries).to all(match(address_pattern))
+          end
+
           it 'has a link to the contributors at the end' do
             expect(entries).to all(match(/\(\[@\S+\]\[\](?:, \[@\S+\]\[\])*\)$/))
           end