diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 7b84ac775f..5a677a5a6a 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,30 +1,53 @@
 <!--
-Thanks for submitting a Pull Request (PR) to this project.
-Your contribution to this project is greatly appreciated!
+    Thanks for submitting a Pull Request (PR) to this project.
+    Your contribution to this project is greatly appreciated!
 
-Please make sure you have read the contributing section
-at https://github.com/PowerShell/SqlServerDsc#contributing.
+    Please make sure you have read the contributing section
+    at https://github.com/PowerShell/SqlServerDsc#contributing.
 
-Please prefix the PR title with the resource name,
-i.e. 'SqlSetup: My short description'
-If this is a breaking change, then also prefix the PR title
-with 'BREAKING CHANGE:',
-i.e. 'BREAKING CHANGE: SqlSetup: My short description'
+    Please prefix the PR title with the resource name,
+    i.e. 'SqlSetup: My short description'.
+    If this is a breaking change, then also prefix the PR title
+    with 'BREAKING CHANGE:',
+    i.e. 'BREAKING CHANGE: SqlSetup: My short description'.
+
+    You may remove this and the other comments, but please keep the headers
+    and the task list.
+-->
+#### Pull Request (PR) description
+<!--
+    Replace this comment with a description of your pull request.
 -->
-**Pull Request (PR) description**
-<!-- Replace this with a description of your pull request -->
 
-**This Pull Request (PR) fixes the following issues:**
-<!-- Replace this with the list of issues or n/a. Use format: Fixes #123 -->
+#### This Pull Request (PR) fixes the following issues
+<!--
+    Replace this comment with the list of issues or n/a.
+    Use format:
+    Fixes #123
+    Fixes #124
+-->
 
-**Task list:**
+#### Task list
 <!--
-To aid community reviewers in reviewing and merging your pull request (PR), please take
-the time to run through the below checklist.
-Change to [x] for each task in the task list that applies to your pull request (PR).
+    To aid community reviewers in reviewing and merging your pull request (PR),
+    please take the time to run through the below checklist.
+
+    Change to [x] for each task in the task list that applies to your pull
+    request (PR). For those task that don't apply to you pull request (PR),
+    leave those as is.
 -->
-- [ ] Change details added to Unreleased section of CHANGELOG.md?
-- [ ] Added/updated documentation, comment-based help and descriptions in .schema.mof files where appropriate?
-- [ ] Examples appropriately updated?
-- [ ] New/changed code adheres to [Style Guidelines](https://github.com/PowerShell/DscResources/blob/master/StyleGuidelines.md)?
-- [ ] [Unit and (optional) Integration tests](https://github.com/PowerShell/DscResources/blob/master/TestsGuidelines.md) created/updated where possible?
+- [ ] Added an entry under the Unreleased section in the CHANGELOG.md? Entry
+      should say what was changed, and how that affects users (if applicable).
+- [ ] Resource documentation added/updated in README.md?
+- [ ] Resource parameter descriptions added/updated in README.md, schema.mof
+      and comment-based help?
+- [ ] Comment-based help added/updated?
+- [ ] Localization strings added/updated in all localization files as appropriate?
+- [ ] Examples appropriately added/updated?
+- [ ] Unit tests added/updated?
+      See [DSC Resource Testing Guidelines](https://github.com/PowerShell/DscResources/blob/master/TestsGuidelines.md).
+- [ ] Integration tests added/updated (where possible)?
+      See [DSC Resource Testing Guidelines](https://github.com/PowerShell/DscResources/blob/master/TestsGuidelines.md).
+- [ ] New/changed code adheres to
+      [DSC Resource Style Guidelines](https://github.com/PowerShell/DscResources/blob/master/StyleGuidelines.md)
+      and [Best Practices](https://github.com/PowerShell/DscResources/blob/master/BestPractices.md)?
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 546593e177..8a71d6172b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Changes to SqlServerDsc
+  - Updated the PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE with an improved task list and modified
+    some text to be clearer
+    ([issue #973](https://github.com/PowerShell/SqlServerDsc/issues/973)).
 - Changes to SqlServerLogin
   - Fix password test fails for nativ sql users ([issue #1048](https://github.com/PowerShell/SqlServerDsc/issues/1048)).
 - Changes to SqlSetup