diff --git a/Documentation/cvs-migration.txt b/Documentation/cvs-migration.txt
index 6812683a168..9c2a395e5ac 100644
--- a/Documentation/cvs-migration.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cvs-migration.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ First, note some ways that git differs from CVS:
     single shared repository which people can synchronize with; see below
     for details.
 
+  * Since every working tree contains a repository, a commit in your
+    private repository will not publish your changes; it will only create
+    a revision. You have to "push" your changes to a public repository to
+    make them visible to others.
+
 Importing a CVS archive
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