From ddd9b2bb121e52640a75b1f40ea95358f45b700b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeremy Friesen <jeremy.n.friesen@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:09:33 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Adding docs regarding auto-linking PR to issue (#16584)

* Adding docs regarding auto-linking PR to issue

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Suzanne Aitchison <suzanne@forem.com>

Co-authored-by: Suzanne Aitchison <suzanne@forem.com>
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 .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index e195fe146..f088473cb 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@
 
 ## Related Tickets & Documents
 
+<!--
+For pull requests that relate or close an issue, please include them
+below.  We like to follow [Github's guidance on linking issues to pull requests](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue).
+
+For example having the text: "closes #1234" would connect the current pull
+request to issue 1234.  And when we merge the pull request, Github will
+automatically close the issue.
+-->
+
+- [ ] Related Issue #
+- [ ] Closes #
+
 ## QA Instructions, Screenshots, Recordings
 
 _Please replace this line with instructions on how to test your changes, a note