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 ## Description
 
-_Describe the big picture of your changes here to communicate to the maintainers why we should accept this pull request.
-If it fixes a bug or resolves a feature request, be sure to link to that issue._
+_Describe the big picture of your changes here to communicate to the maintainers why we should accept this pull request._
 
+_If it fixes an existing issue (bug or feature), use the following keyword:_
 
+_Closes: #ISSUE-NUMBER_
 
 ## Type of change