diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.adoc b/CONTRIBUTING.adoc
index 592c940..9e868d0 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.adoc
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.adoc
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ using link:{uri-git-send-email}[git send-email].
 ==== Creating a new translation
 
 To create a new translation, copy `translations/{project}.pot` to
-`translations/[LANGUAGE ABBREVIATION].po`, (replace [LANGUAGE ABBREVIATION] with
+`translations/[LANGUAGE ABBREVIATION].po` (Replace [LANGUAGE ABBREVIATION] with
 the correct abbreviation for your language, e.g. “es” if you are translating
-into Spanish or “pt_BR” if you are translating into Brazilian Portuguese).
+into Spanish or “pt_BR” if you are translating into Brazilian Portuguese). The
+pot-file is generated during the build process.
 
 Open your new po file with your favourite text editor, (or you may prefer to use
 a translation catalog editor like link:{uri-poedit}[Poedit]), and first edit the