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 ## Plugin Onboarding
 
-This document describes steps to onboard a new plugin to release workflow for continuous integration and testing.
+This document describes the steps required to onboard a new plugin to the release workflow for continuous integration and testing. Make sure that you also consider whether the plugin requires documentation to implement or use it. If so, see [Contributing.md](https://github.com/opensearch-project/documentation-website/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) in the documentation-website GitHub repository.
 
 ### Onboard to OpenSearch Meta