diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
index a7cdd4d3e35..46b5c5472ed 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [ Description of the changes in this Pull Request. It should be enough
 information for someone not following this development to understand.
-Lines should be wrapped at about 72 characters. ]
+Lines should be wrapped at about 72 characters. Please also update
+the CIME documentation, if necessary, in doc/source/rst and indicate
+below if you need to have the gh-pages html regenerated.]
 
 Test suite: 
 Test baseline: 
@@ -11,4 +13,6 @@ Fixes [CIME Github issue #]
 
 User interface changes?: 
 
+Update gh-pages html (Y/N)?:
+
 Code review: