diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index e636e84419..1e2a72e235 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ present on the main branch, only on the development branches).
 Note that we do not accept changes to published specifications.
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-<!-- Tick one of the following options: -->
+<!-- Tick one of the following options and remove the other two: -->
 
 - [ ] schema changes are included in this pull request
 - [ ] schema changes are needed for this pull request but not done yet