From 7c26072565023846c2ae17b213b84f6b921b1b4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Buckley <tobuck@amazon.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:22:38 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] updated pr template

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 .github/pull_request_template.md | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
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@@ -1,4 +1,22 @@
-Fixes #
+### Issue # (if applicable)
 
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-By submitting this pull request, I confirm that you can use, modify, copy, and redistribute this contribution, under the terms of the project license.
+Closes #<issue number here>.
+
+### Reason for this change
+
+<!--What is the bug or use case behind this change?-->
+
+### Description of changes
+
+<!--What code changes did you make? Have you made any important design decisions?-->
+
+### Description of how you validated changes
+
+<!--Have you added any unit tests and/or integration tests?-->
+
+### Checklist
+- [ ] My code adheres to the [CONTRIBUTING GUIDE](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) and [DESIGN GUIDELINES](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/main/docs/DESIGN_GUIDELINES.md)
+
+----
+
+*By submitting this pull request, I confirm that my contribution is made under the terms of the Apache-2.0 license*
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