diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 3ddec8d33..9d234c326 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 * [ ] Wrote tests
 * [ ] Updated CHANGELOG.md
 * [ ] Updated Basecoin / other examples
+* [ ] Squashed related commits and prefixed with PR number per [coding standards](https://github.com/tendermint/coding/blob/master/README.md#merging-a-pr)