diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
index c91ec5747b8..515389f0d6d 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,28 +1,25 @@
-**Checklists** 
+
+### Packages impacted by this PR
+
+
+### Issues associated with this PR
+
+
+### Describe the problem that is addressed by this PR
+
+
+### What are the possible designs available to address the problem? If there are more than one possible design, why was the one in this PR chosen?
+
+
+### Are there test cases added in this PR? _(If not, why?)_
+
+
+### Provide a list of related PRs _(if any)_
+
+
+### Command used to generate this PR:**_(Applicable only to SDK release request PRs)_
+
+### Checklists
 - [ ] Added impacted package name to the issue description
-
-**Packages impacted by this PR:**
-
-
-**Issues associated with this PR:**
-
-
-**Describe the problem that is addressed by this PR:**
-
-
-**What are the possible designs available to address the problem**
-
-
-**If there are more than one possible design, why was the one in this PR chosen?**
-
-
-**Does this PR needs any fixes in the SDK Generator?** _(If so, create an Issue in the [Autorest/typescript](https://github.com/Azure/autorest.typescript) repository and link it here)_
-
-
-**Are there test cases added in this PR?**_(If not, why?)_
-
-
-**Provide a list of related PRs**_(if any)_
-
-
-**Command used to generate this PR:**_(Applicable only to SDK release request PRs)_
+- [ ] Does this PR needs any fixes in the SDK Generator?** _(If so, create an Issue in the [Autorest/typescript](https://github.com/Azure/autorest.typescript) repository and link it here)_
+- [ ] Added a changelog (if necessary)
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 22cc1340df6..515389f0d6d 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,29 +1,25 @@
 
-**Checklists** 
+### Packages impacted by this PR
+
+
+### Issues associated with this PR
+
+
+### Describe the problem that is addressed by this PR
+
+
+### What are the possible designs available to address the problem? If there are more than one possible design, why was the one in this PR chosen?
+
+
+### Are there test cases added in this PR? _(If not, why?)_
+
+
+### Provide a list of related PRs _(if any)_
+
+
+### Command used to generate this PR:**_(Applicable only to SDK release request PRs)_
+
+### Checklists
 - [ ] Added impacted package name to the issue description
-
-**Packages impacted by this PR:**
-
-
-**Issues associated with this PR:**
-
-
-**Describe the problem that is addressed by this PR:**
-
-
-**What are the possible designs available to address the problem**
-
-
-**If there are more than one possible design, why was the one in this PR chosen?**
-
-
-**Does this PR needs any fixes in the SDK Generator?** _(If so, create an Issue in the [Autorest/typescript](https://github.com/Azure/autorest.typescript) repository and link it here)_
-
-
-**Are there test cases added in this PR?**_(If not, why?)_
-
-
-**Provide a list of related PRs**_(if any)_
-
-
-**Command used to generate this PR:**_(Applicable only to SDK release request PRs)_
+- [ ] Does this PR needs any fixes in the SDK Generator?** _(If so, create an Issue in the [Autorest/typescript](https://github.com/Azure/autorest.typescript) repository and link it here)_
+- [ ] Added a changelog (if necessary)