diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d6a7299f64..4cadfc6265 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ to build package files from templates.
 
 For this guide, we assume you have basic knowledge about [git](http://git-scm.org), as well as a [GitHub Account](http://github.com).
 
-Please note that we do not accept any packages containing non-release versions, such as specific git- or svn-revisions anymore.
-
 To get started, [fork](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo) the void-linux `void-packages` git repository on GitHub and clone it:
 
     $ git clone git@github.com:<user>/void-packages.git
diff --git a/Manual.md b/Manual.md
index ddb9bec934..ab86fc3969 100644
--- a/Manual.md
+++ b/Manual.md
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ fonts).
 Browser forks, including those based on Chromium and Firefox, are generally not
 accepted. Such forks require heavy patching, maintenance and hours of build time.
 
+Software need to be used in version announced by authors as ready to use by
+the general public - usually called releases. Betas, arbitrary VCS revisions,
+templates using tip of development branch taken at build time and releases
+created by the package maintainer won't be accepted.
+
 <a id="buildphase"></a>
 ### Package build phases