diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5daeaf200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change.
+
+Fixes # (jira issue link) 
+
+## Type of change
+
+Please delete options that are not relevant.
+
+- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
+- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
+- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
+- [ ] This change requires a documentation update
+
+# How Has This Been Tested?
+
+Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Provide instructions so we can reproduce. Please also list any relevant details for your test configuration
+
+- [ ] Test A
+- [ ] Test B
+
+**Test Configuration**:
+* Software versions:
+* Hardware versions:
+
+# Checklist:
+
+- [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project
+- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
+- [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
+- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
+- [ ] My changes generate no new warnings
+- [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
+- [ ] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
+- [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules
diff --git a/ansible-syntax-check.sh b/ansible-syntax-check.sh
index b09f9631d5..27bcaed6bd 100755
--- a/ansible-syntax-check.sh
+++ b/ansible-syntax-check.sh
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
 fi
 
 set -e
-
 INVENTORY_DIR=$1
-
 for playbook_yaml in $SUNBIRD_DEVOPS_FOLDER/ansible/*.yml; do
   ansible-playbook -i $INVENTORY_DIR $playbook_yaml --syntax-check -e "hosts=dummy"
-done
\ No newline at end of file
+done