From 2df7274dc6df241024a0086f081060b089ed6862 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Maximilian Roos <m@maxroos.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:34:56 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Use `fixes` in PR template

---
 .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index a921bddaa23..c30202ac046 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!-- Feel free to remove check-list items aren't relevant to your change -->
 
- - [ ] Closes #xxxx
+ - [ ] Fixes #xxxx
  - [ ] Tests added
  - [ ] Passes `isort -rc . && black . && mypy . && flake8`
  - [ ] Fully documented, including `whats-new.rst` for all changes and `api.rst` for new API

From c22c59b529d2855d77bdca3fb670f21c13065576 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Maximilian Roos <m@maxroos.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:36:20 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] whatsnew

---
 doc/whats-new.rst | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/whats-new.rst b/doc/whats-new.rst
index 10f6b23ca66..d40ca82ba85 100644
--- a/doc/whats-new.rst
+++ b/doc/whats-new.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ Documentation
 
 Internal Changes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+- Use ``Fixes`` rather than ``Closes`` in GitHub Pull Request template, allowing
+  linking to issues.
+  By `Maximilian Roos <https://github.com/max-sixty>`_
 
 
 .. _whats-new.0.15.1: