diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ refs: #XXXX
 <!-- Every PR should of course come with tests of its own functionality. What additional tests are still needed beyond those unit tests? How does this affect CI, other test automation, or the testnet? -->
 
 ### Upgrade Considerations
-<!-- What aspects of this PR are relevant to upgrading live production systems, and how should they be addressed? -->
+<!-- What aspects of this PR are relevant to upgrading live production systems, and how should they be addressed? What steps should be followed to verify that its changes have been included in a release (ollinet/emerynet/mainnet/etc.) and work successfully there? If the process is elaborate, consider adding a script to scripts/verification/. -->