From 500c83305dbbdaa7a9482a4b6bcef7e5177a2c7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas Tenbrink <lukas.tenbrink@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:38:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Change the PR template to send new contributors to a short
 checklist. Hopefully, this is more inviting and helps avoid some common
 mistakes.

---
 .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md | 8 +++-----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 73f09d3272..cccaf8acc9 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 <!--
-Please target the `master` branch in priority.
+Please target the `master` branch. We will take care of backporting relevant fixes to older versions.
 
-Relevant fixes are cherry-picked for stable branches as needed by maintainers.
-
-To speed up the contribution process and avoid CI errors, please set up pre-commit hooks locally:
-https://contributing.godotengine.org/en/latest/engine/introduction.html#setting-up-a-dev-environment
+Before submitting, please read our checklist for new contributors:
+https://contributing.godotengine.org/en/latest/engine/introduction.html#checklist-for-new-contributors
 -->