From f48b5679b21412de4e46381bec0df0ac4b02b44c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bailey Pearson <bailey.pearson@mongodb.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2025 10:36:46 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Update pull_request_template.md

---
 .github/pull_request_template.md | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index e196cba604b..2d214726eed 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,32 +1,45 @@
 ### Description
 
-#### What is changing?
+#### Summary of Changes
 
-##### Is there new documentation needed for these changes?
+<!-- Please describe the changes in this PR in a high-level overview. -->
 
-#### What is the motivation for this change?
+##### Notes for Reviewers
+
+<!-- 
+If there is any additional context on the changes in the PR that reviewers might find helpful, feel free to make notes in this section.
 
-<!-- If this is a bug, it helps to describe the current behavior and a clear outline of the expected behavior -->
-<!-- If this is a feature, it helps to describe the new use case enabled by this change -->
+Otherwise, feel free to remove this section.
+-->
+
+#### What is the motivation for this change?
 
 <!--
-Contributors!
-First of all, thank you so much!!
-If you haven't already, it would greatly help the team review this work in a timely manner if you create a JIRA ticket to track this PR.
-You can do that here: https://jira.mongodb.org/projects/NODE
+Remove this section if there is an associated Jira ticket explaining the motiviation for this change.  If there is not, please fill this section out with 
+information explaining why this change is valuable.
 -->
 
 ### Release Highlight
 
+<!-- 
+For user facing changes: please fill provide release notes.  Feel free to browse previous release for example release highlights.  For an 
+example PR which has the release notes section filled out, see https://github.com/mongodb/node-mongodb-native/pull/4642.
+
+If there are no user-facing changes in this PR, please delete the release highlight section from the PR description.
+
+Contributors: If you are unsure if there should be rlease notes for the changes in this PR, leave the template alone and 
+the Node driver team will fill in release notes, if necessary.
+-->
+
 <!-- RELEASE_HIGHLIGHT_START -->
 
-### Fill in title or leave empty for no highlight
+### Release notes highlight
 
 <!-- RELEASE_HIGHLIGHT_END -->
 
 ### Double check the following
 
-- [ ] Ran `npm run check:lint` script
+- [ ] Lint is passing (`npm run check:lint`)
 - [ ] Self-review completed using the [steps outlined here](https://github.com/mongodb/node-mongodb-native/blob/HEAD/CONTRIBUTING.md#reviewer-guidelines)
 - [ ] PR title follows the [correct format](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/): `type(NODE-xxxx)[!]: description`
   - Example: `feat(NODE-1234)!: rewriting everything in coffeescript`

From 2680d6b049e3189246fe855635eda85e4723c7bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bailey Pearson <bailey.pearson@mongodb.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2025 12:29:47 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Update .github/pull_request_template.md

Co-authored-by: Durran Jordan <durran@gmail.com>
---
 .github/pull_request_template.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 2d214726eed..fc9d99b84dc 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ information explaining why this change is valuable.
 ### Release Highlight
 
 <!-- 
-For user facing changes: please fill provide release notes.  Feel free to browse previous release for example release highlights.  For an 
+For user facing changes: please provide release notes.  Feel free to browse previous release for example release highlights.  For an 
 example PR which has the release notes section filled out, see https://github.com/mongodb/node-mongodb-native/pull/4642.
 
 If there are no user-facing changes in this PR, please delete the release highlight section from the PR description.

From 3e26f8ac0ca2f1b2fd69f52ee162e95a92b141c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bailey Pearson <bailey.pearson@mongodb.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 08:56:54 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Daria's comments

---
 .github/pull_request_template.md | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index fc9d99b84dc..d2c0a7f1d7f 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@ Otherwise, feel free to remove this section.
 #### What is the motivation for this change?
 
 <!--
-Remove this section if there is an associated Jira ticket explaining the motiviation for this change.  If there is not, please fill this section out with 
+Remove this section if there is an associated Jira ticket explaining the motiviation for this change. If there is not, please fill this section out with 
 information explaining why this change is valuable.
 -->
 
 ### Release Highlight
 
 <!-- 
-For user facing changes: please provide release notes.  Feel free to browse previous release for example release highlights.  For an 
+Contributors: If you are unsure if there should be rlease notes for the changes in this PR, leave the template alone and 
+the Node driver team will fill in release notes, if necessary.
+
+For user facing changes: please provide release notes. Feel free to browse previous releases for example release highlights. For an 
 example PR which has the release notes section filled out, see https://github.com/mongodb/node-mongodb-native/pull/4642.
 
 If there are no user-facing changes in this PR, please delete the release highlight section from the PR description.
-
-Contributors: If you are unsure if there should be rlease notes for the changes in this PR, leave the template alone and 
-the Node driver team will fill in release notes, if necessary.
 -->
 
 <!-- RELEASE_HIGHLIGHT_START -->

From bb1e6a855f4975216ed8e64ab4bf9599d2b2b143 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bailey Pearson <bailey.pearson@mongodb.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 08:20:24 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Update pull_request_template.md

---
 .github/pull_request_template.md | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index d2c0a7f1d7f..791a3cb91af 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ information explaining why this change is valuable.
 ### Release Highlight
 
 <!-- 
-Contributors: If you are unsure if there should be rlease notes for the changes in this PR, leave the template alone and 
-the Node driver team will fill in release notes, if necessary.
-
 For user facing changes: please provide release notes. Feel free to browse previous releases for example release highlights. For an 
 example PR which has the release notes section filled out, see https://github.com/mongodb/node-mongodb-native/pull/4642.
 

From 0d357d8b4f35eb916fe0958f0804f927ddd4e619 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bailey Pearson <bailey.pearson@mongodb.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 10:04:52 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Update .github/pull_request_template.md

Co-authored-by: Daria Pardue <daria.pardue@mongodb.com>
---
 .github/pull_request_template.md | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 791a3cb91af..cc62cce8a97 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ information explaining why this change is valuable.
 ### Release Highlight
 
 <!-- 
-For user facing changes: please provide release notes. Feel free to browse previous releases for example release highlights. For an 
-example PR which has the release notes section filled out, see https://github.com/mongodb/node-mongodb-native/pull/4642.
+Contributors: please leave the release notes section for the Node driver team to fill in. The following instructions are for maintainers.
+
+For user facing changes: please provide release notes. Feel free to browse previous releases for example release highlights.
 
 If there are no user-facing changes in this PR, please delete the release highlight section from the PR description.
 -->