diff --git a/docs/Maintainer-Guidelines.md b/docs/Maintainer-Guidelines.md
index 2e4462d451..b619aa30d2 100644
--- a/docs/Maintainer-Guidelines.md
+++ b/docs/Maintainer-Guidelines.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ This is all that really matters:
   [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/).
 - Ensure that any dependencies are accurate and minimal. We don't need to
   support every possible optional feature for the software.
-- Use the GitHub squash & merge or rebase & merge workflows where bottles aren't required.
+- When bottles aren't required or affected, use the GitHub squash & merge workflow for a single-formula PR or rebase & merge workflow for a multiple-formulae PR. See [below](#how-to-merge-without-bottles) for more details.
 - Use `brew pr-publish` or `brew pr-pull` otherwise, which adds messages to auto-close pull requests and pull bottles built by the Brew Test Bot.
 - Thank people for contributing.
 
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ Here’s a flowchart for managing a PR which is ready to merge:
 
 ![Flowchart for managing pull requests](assets/img/docs/managing-pull-requests.drawio.svg)
 
-Here are guidelines about when to use squash & merge versus rebase & merge. These options should only be used when bottles are not needed.
+#### How to merge without bottles
+
+Here are guidelines about when to use squash & merge versus rebase & merge. These options should only be used with PRs where bottles are not needed or affected.
 
 | | PR modified a single formula | PR modifies multiple formulae |
 |---|---|---|