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@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ You'll need a [GitHub account](https://github.com/join)!
 3. Now click on the edit icon. ![Step 3 - Click on Edit](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/170270/9402927/6506af22-480c-11e5-8c18-7ea823530099.png)
 4. You can start editing the text of the file in the in-browser editor. Make sure you follow guidelines above. You can use [GitHub Flavored Markdown](https://help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown/). ![Step 4 - Edit the file](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/170270/9402932/7301c3a0-480c-11e5-81f5-7e343b71674f.png)
 5. Say why you're proposing the changes, and then click on "Propose file change". ![Step 5 - Propose Changes](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/170270/9402937/7dd0652a-480c-11e5-9138-bd14244593d5.png)
-6. Submit the [pull request](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/)!
+6. Make sure your [pull request](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/) follows the [awesome-* list pull request template](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome/blob/master/pull_request_template.md), then submit the pull request!
 
 ## Updating your Pull Request
 
-Sometimes, a maintainer of an awesome list will ask you to edit your Pull Request before it is included. This is normally due to spelling errors or because your PR didn't match the awesome-* list guidelines.
+Sometimes, a maintainer of an awesome list will ask you to edit your Pull Request before it is included. This is normally due to spelling errors or because your PR didn't match the awesome-* list guidelines or the [PR template](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome/blob/master/pull_request_template.md).
 
 [Here](https://github.com/RichardLitt/knowledge/blob/master/github/amending-a-commit-guide.md) is a write up on how to change a Pull Request, and the different ways you can do that.