diff --git a/www/docs/quick-start.md b/www/docs/quick-start.md
index 67ca8fb12..ad2575619 100644
--- a/www/docs/quick-start.md
+++ b/www/docs/quick-start.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $ goreleaser init
 ```
 
 You can [customize](/customization) the generated `.goreleaser.yml` or leave
-it as-is, it's up to you.
+it as-is, it's up to you. It is best practice to check `.goreleaser.yml` into the source control.
 
 You can test the configuration at any time by running GoReleaser with a few
 extra parameters to not require a version tag, skip publishing to GitHub,