diff --git a/MAINTAINING.md b/MAINTAINING.md
index 2382f6809..5b3ee2935 100644
--- a/MAINTAINING.md
+++ b/MAINTAINING.md
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@
 
 ## GPG signing
 
-Read it: https://help.github.com/articles/signing-commits-using-gpg/
+While contributors are suggested to use GPG, as a maintainer you **are
+required** to use GPG to sign commits & merges.
+
+If you don't have GPG signing set up yet, now is the moment to do it.
+
+[Config, etc.](/CONTRIBUTING.md#git-config)
 
-After you read it, perhaps including "Further reading", do what tip tells you.
 
 ## SSH
 
@@ -17,6 +21,14 @@ Preferably use SSH.
 There are quite a few articles about that:
 https://help.github.com/categories/ssh/
 
+## Useful aliases
+
+Check whether commits are GPG-signed with `git logs`
+
+```
+git config --global alias.logs 'log --show-signature'
+```
+
 # Commits
 
 - **always** use [commit message format]