diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 4c4ff1a9..73ad5609 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -55,5 +55,7 @@
     ],
     "packages": {
         ".": {}
-    }
+    },
+    "pull-request-header": "Ready for new finch release - Please verify the checklist items in the bottom of this PR before merging",
+    "pull-request-footer": "> [!IMPORTANT]\n> Please verify the following before merging this PR.\n> -[ ] The Sync Submodules wortkflow has completed successfully in finch-core repo. \n> -[ ] The Sync Submodules and Dependencies Workflow has completed successfully in this repo"
 }