diff --git a/doc/developer/workflow.rst b/doc/developer/workflow.rst
index 543dfdd3b9..1bb0886fd5 100644
--- a/doc/developer/workflow.rst
+++ b/doc/developer/workflow.rst
@@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ License for Contributions
 FRR is under a “GPLv2 or later” license. Any code submitted must be released
 under the same license (preferred) or any license which allows redistribution
 under this GPLv2 license (eg MIT License).
+It is forbidden to push any code that prevents from using GPLv3 license. This
+becomes a community rule, as FRR produces binaries that links with Apache 2.0
+libraries. Apache 2.0 and GPLv2 license are incompatible, if put together.
+Please see `<http://www.apache.org/licenses/GPL-compatibility.html>`_ for
+more information. This rule guarantees the user to distribute FRR binary code
+without any licensing issues.
 
 Pre-submission Checklist
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