diff --git a/.cherry_picker.toml b/.cherry_picker.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9a128daedfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cherry_picker.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+team = "ansible"
+repo = "ansible"
+check_sha = "f31421576b00f0b167cdbe61217c31c21a41ac02"  # the very first commit in repo
+fix_commit_msg = false  # Don't replace "#" with "GH-"
+default_branch = "devel"
diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/community/development_process.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/community/development_process.rst
index 9cebe5fe63e..9d85ee00df7 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/community/development_process.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/community/development_process.rst
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ pull request to backport the change to a previous stable branch.
     but it can be helpful, especially when making multiple backport PRs for
     multiple stable branches.
 
+.. note::
+
+    If you prefer, you can use CPython's cherry-picker tool to backport commits
+    from devel to stable branches in Ansible. Take a look at the `cherry-picker
+    documentation <https://pypi.org/p/cherry-picker#cherry-picking>`_ for
+    details on installing, configuring, and using it.
+
 
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