def METHOD_NAME(self):
    contributors = set()
    for e in self.current_changes.entries:
        if e.contributor:
            contributors.add(self.contributor_with_link(e.contributor))
    if contributors:
        self.output_file.write("## __Contributors__\n")
        contributors_string = ', '.join(contributors)
        self.output_file.write("Special thanks to the following contributors to this release: \n")
        self.output_file.write("\n" + contributors_string + "\n")