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@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Please read and fill out this form before submitting your PR.
 
 Please make sure you have reviewed our contributors guide before submitting your
 first PR.
+
+NOTE: PR titles should follow semantic commits: https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/
 -->
 
 ## Overview
@@ -11,19 +13,6 @@ first PR.
 Please provide an explanation of the PR, including the appropriate context,
 background, goal, and rationale. If there is an issue with this information,
 please provide a tl;dr and link the issue. 
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-
-## Checklist
 
-<!-- 
-Please complete the checklist to ensure that the PR is ready to be reviewed.
-
-IMPORTANT:
-PRs should be left in Draft until the below checklist is completed.
+Ex: Closes #<issue number>
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-
-- [ ] New and updated code has appropriate documentation
-- [ ] New and updated code has new and/or updated testing
-- [ ] Required CI checks are passing
-- [ ] Visual proof for any user facing features like CLI or documentation updates
-- [ ] Linked issues closed with keywords