diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 8d16a59bc1..f66fdce683 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 Release Notes:
 
-* [[Added foo / Fixed bar / No notes]]
+* (Added|Fixed|Improved) ... ([#<issue_number_if_exists>](https://github.com/zed-industries/community/issues/<issue_number_if_exists>)).
+* ...