diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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-1. Purpose or design rationale of this PR
+## 1. Purpose or design rationale of this PR
+
+...
 
 
-2. Does this PR involve a new deployment, and involve a new git tag & docker image tag? If so, has `tag` in `common/version.go` been updated? 
+## 2. Deployment tag versioning
+
+Has `tag` in `common/version.go` been updated?
+
+- [ ] This PR doesn't involve a new deployment, git tag, docker image tag
+- [ ] Yes
 
 
-3. Is this PR a breaking change? If so, have it been attached a `breaking-change` label?
+## 3. Breaking change label
+
+Does this PR have the `breaking-change` label?
+
+- [ ] This PR is not a breaking change
+- [ ] Yes