diff --git a/meta-python/README.md b/meta-python/README.md
index 36c193957c..a076705c75 100644
--- a/meta-python/README.md
+++ b/meta-python/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 '[meta-python]' in the subject.
 
 When sending single patches, please use something like:
-git send-email -M -1 --to=openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org --subject-prefix='meta-python][PATCH'
+git send-email -M30% -C --find-copies-harder -1 --to=openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org --subject-prefix='meta-python][PATCH'
 
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