diff --git a/config/aws.yml.example b/config/aws.yml.example
index 29d029b078d6eb3271f84212cd6493bc7b2f8765..bb10c3cec7bd51f5a8a44b575e0f3ef025985f7f 100644
--- a/config/aws.yml.example
+++ b/config/aws.yml.example
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # See https://github.com/jnicklas/carrierwave#using-amazon-s3
 # for more options
+# If you change this file in a Merge Request, please also create
+# a Merge Request on https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests
+#
 production:
   access_key_id: AKIA1111111111111UA
   secret_access_key: secret
diff --git a/config/gitlab.yml.example b/config/gitlab.yml.example
index f48c99fd901964b6ac172e3b1677a98e30a9b398..96b6ed01f4202801740e01c076380d6a70d47196 100644
--- a/config/gitlab.yml.example
+++ b/config/gitlab.yml.example
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@
 #
 ###########################  NOTE  #####################################
 # This file should not receive new settings. All configuration options #
-# are being moved to ApplicationSetting model!                         #
+# that do not require application restart are being moved to           #
+# ApplicationSetting model!                                            #
+# If you change this file in a Merge Request, please also create       #
+# a MR on https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests  #
 ########################################################################
 #
+#
 # How to use:
 # 1. Copy file as gitlab.yml
 # 2. Update gitlab -> host with your fully qualified domain name
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ production: &base
         allow_username_or_email_login: false
 
         # To maintain tight control over the number of active users on your GitLab installation,
-        # enable this setting to keep new users blocked until they have been cleared by the admin 
+        # enable this setting to keep new users blocked until they have been cleared by the admin
         # (default: false).
         block_auto_created_users: false
 
diff --git a/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb.example b/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb.example
index 332865d2881a0a3ad868356cbc4da107ba9ded3e..b1bbcca1d615f8ab53c3332cdeecc365a4eb2e11 100644
--- a/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb.example
+++ b/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb.example
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # 1. Rename this file to rack_attack.rb
 # 2. Review the paths_to_be_protected and add any other path you need protecting
 #
+# If you change this file in a Merge Request, please also create a Merge Request on https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests
 
 paths_to_be_protected = [
   "#{Rails.application.config.relative_url_root}/users/password",
diff --git a/config/initializers/smtp_settings.rb.sample b/config/initializers/smtp_settings.rb.sample
index f0fe2fdfa43909e794854815b4c9c51b92d83b04..25ec247a0954b709c18327a1fe8f16411a96d05d 100644
--- a/config/initializers/smtp_settings.rb.sample
+++ b/config/initializers/smtp_settings.rb.sample
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #
 # For full list of options and their values see http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionMailer/Base.html
 #
+# If you change this file in a Merge Request, please also create a Merge Request on https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests
 
 if Rails.env.production?
   Gitlab::Application.config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
diff --git a/config/resque.yml.example b/config/resque.yml.example
index 347f3599b206927a82efac6118507d4635373425..d98f43f71b298743b7feeef51e64cde6e73802fd 100644
--- a/config/resque.yml.example
+++ b/config/resque.yml.example
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# If you change this file in a Merge Request, please also create
+# a Merge Request on https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests
+#
 development: redis://localhost:6379
 test: redis://localhost:6379
 production: unix:/var/run/redis/redis.sock
diff --git a/config/unicorn.rb.example b/config/unicorn.rb.example
index 86a5512e761982b0cfa80edf6ed5a793dece593d..b937b092789b0b90d3b5b12facb1d46aa285d1e6 100644
--- a/config/unicorn.rb.example
+++ b/config/unicorn.rb.example
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 # See http://unicorn.bogomips.org/Unicorn/Configurator.html for complete
 # documentation.
 
+# Note: If you change this file in a Merge Request, please also create a
+# Merge Request on https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests
+#
 # WARNING: See config/application.rb under "Relative url support" for the list of
 # other files that need to be changed for relative url support
 #
diff --git a/lib/support/nginx/gitlab b/lib/support/nginx/gitlab
index 62a4276536c4d733bdcbff28720a41111e657a26..4688a527eba23efe640c3893b65c6296a499f7af 100644
--- a/lib/support/nginx/gitlab
+++ b/lib/support/nginx/gitlab
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 ## GitLab
-## Contributors: randx, yin8086, sashkab, orkoden, axilleas, bbodenmiller, DouweM
 ##
 ## Lines starting with two hashes (##) are comments with information.
 ## Lines starting with one hash (#) are configuration parameters that can be uncommented.
 ##
 ##################################
+##        CONTRIBUTING          ##
+##################################
+##
+## If you change this file in a Merge Request, please also create
+## a Merge Request on https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests
+##
+##################################
 ##        CHUNKED TRANSFER      ##
 ##################################
 ##
diff --git a/lib/support/nginx/gitlab-ssl b/lib/support/nginx/gitlab-ssl
index 2aefc94469824694fa29e2af0a442072667c9a8e..187a27e93b07924903514f93800f32d3c4cea60f 100644
--- a/lib/support/nginx/gitlab-ssl
+++ b/lib/support/nginx/gitlab-ssl
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ## GitLab
-## Contributors: randx, yin8086, sashkab, orkoden, axilleas, bbodenmiller, DouweM
 ##
 ## Modified from nginx http version
 ## Modified from http://blog.phusion.nl/2012/04/21/tutorial-setting-up-gitlab-on-debian-6/
@@ -9,6 +8,13 @@
 ## Lines starting with one hash (#) are configuration parameters that can be uncommented.
 ##
 ##################################
+##        CONTRIBUTING          ##
+##################################
+##
+## If you change this file in a Merge Request, please also create
+## a Merge Request on https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests
+##
+##################################
 ##        CHUNKED TRANSFER      ##
 ##################################
 ##