diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index f85c224898db30..66efca5cd000e7 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -14,3 +14,31 @@ Contributors guide: https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
 - [ ] tests and/or benchmarks are included
 - [ ] documentation is changed or added
 - [ ] commit message follows [commit guidelines](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/guides/contributing/pull-requests.md#commit-message-guidelines)
+
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