diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+##### SUMMARY
+<!--- Describe the change, including rationale and design decisions -->
+
+<!---
+If you are fixing an existing issue, please include "Fixes #nnn" in your
+commit message and your description; but you should still explain what
+the change does.
+-->
+
 ##### ISSUE TYPE
 <!--- Pick one below and delete the rest: -->
  - Feature Pull Request
@@ -14,16 +23,15 @@
 
 ```
 
-##### SUMMARY
-<!--- Describe the change, including rationale and design decisions -->
 
+##### ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 <!---
-If you are fixing an existing issue, please include "Fixes #nnn" in your
-commit message and your description; but you should still explain what
-the change does.
--->
+Include additional information to help people understand the change here.
+For bugs that don't have a linked bug report, a step-by-step reproduction
+of the problem is helpful.
+  -->
 
-<!-- Paste verbatim command output below, e.g. before and after your change -->
+<!--- Paste verbatim command output below, e.g. before and after your change -->
 ```
 
 ```