diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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@@ -8,7 +8,16 @@ Closes #<issue number here>.
 
 ### Description of changes
 
-<!--What code changes did you make? Have you made any important design decisions?-->
+<!--
+What code changes did you make? 
+Have you made any important design decisions?
+What AWS use cases does this change enable? To enable the use cases, which AWS service features are utilized?
+-->
+
+### Describe any new or updated permissions being added
+
+<!— What new or updated IAM permissions are needed to support the changes being introduced ? -->
+
 
 ### Description of how you validated changes