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 <!--
 Thank you for contributing to capa! <3
 
-IMPORTANT NOTE
-It's most important that you submit your improvements. So even if you don't use this complete template we look forward to collaborating!
-
 Please read capa's CONTRIBUTING guide if you haven't done so already.
 It contains helpful information about how to contribute to capa. Check https://github.com/fireeye/capa/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
 
-PR template based on https://embeddedartistry.com/blog/2017/08/04/a-github-pull-request-template-for-your-projects/
+Please describe the changes in this pull request (PR). Include your motivation and context to help us review.
+
+Please mention the issue your PR addresses (if any):
+closes #issue_number
 -->
 
-### Description
 
-<!-- Please describe the changes in this PR. Include your motivation and context to help us review. -->
+### Checklist
 
-closes # (issue)
-
-### Documentation
-
-- [ ] I have updated the [CHANGELOG.md](/CHANGELOG.md), this is required for:
-  - Bug fixes (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
-  - New features (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
-  - Breaking changes (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
-- [ ] This change requires a documentation update
-  - [ ] I have made the corresponding changes to the documentation
-
-### Tests
-
-- [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
+<!-- CHANGELOG.md has a `master (unreleased)` section. Please add bug fixes, new features, breaking changes and anything else you think is worthwhile mentioning in the release notes to this file. -->
+- [ ] No CHANGELOG update needed
+<!-- Tests prove that your fix/work as expected and ensure it doesn't break on the feature. -->
 - [ ] No new tests needed
+<!-- Please help us keeping capa documentation up-to-date -->
+- [ ] No documentation update needed