diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0acb43bb..cc738d98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe Client Python SDK will be documented in this fil
 
 - Fixed Core SDK package referencing a non-existent version of Secrets SDK.
 
-
 ## `1.0.0-dev20`
 
 ### Enhancements
diff --git a/docs/source/usage/getting-started.rst b/docs/source/usage/getting-started.rst
index d64ddd7b..9f77c729 100644
--- a/docs/source/usage/getting-started.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usage/getting-started.rst
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@ Getting started
 
    installation
    examples
+
+Tips
+----
+
+- You can use a custom Certificate Authority.
+   The python SDK supports the commonly used environmental variables `REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE` and `CURL_CA_BUNDLE` to provide a certificate chain. Also, you may use the `SSL_CERT_FILE` environmental variable.