diff --git a/docs/MAINTAINERS.adoc b/docs/MAINTAINERS.adoc
index 3218936cc6..f8fcf38314 100644
--- a/docs/MAINTAINERS.adoc
+++ b/docs/MAINTAINERS.adoc
@@ -374,6 +374,9 @@ LTS backporting, if needed, will be handled separately by the release team.
   Security hardening and enhancements go through the standard process.
 * Release Team members are permitted to bypass the review/merge process if and only if a change is needed to unblock the security release.
   Common review process is used otherwise.
+* Only one approval is required for low-risk small changes with the `skip-changelog` label,
+  as long as both author and approver have write access to the repository.
+  Note that the 24-hour waiting period still applies.
 * 24 hours waiting period after adding the `ready-for-merge` label is not required for:
 //TODO(oleg_nenashev): Define "trivial" better to avoid loopholes
 ** changes that do not result in changes to the primary functionality, such as typo fixes in documentation or localization files