diff --git a/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc
--- a/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc
@@ -2611,16 +2611,18 @@
 [example]
 ====
 
-The commit is based on a patch from a PR submitted by John Smith. The commit message "PR" and "Submitted by" fields are filled..
+The commit is based on a patch from a PR submitted by John Smith.
+The commit message "PR" field is filled.
 
 [.programlisting]
 ....
 ...
 
 	    PR:                    12345
-	    Submitted by:	   John Smith <John.Smith@example.com>
 ....
 
+The committer sets the author of the patch with `git commit --author "John Smith <John.Smith@example.com>"`.
+
 ====
 
 .Commit Log for a Commit Needing Review
@@ -2701,7 +2703,6 @@
 [.programlisting]
 ....
 PR:                 54321
-Submitted by:       John Smith <John.Smith@example.com>
 Reviewed by:        -arch
 Obtained from:      NetBSD
 MFC after:          1 month