diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 06149e22d6c..15e2936b1f7 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ Fixes #
 
 ## Changes
 
-Please provide a brief description of the changes here. Update the
-`CHANGELOG.md` for non-trivial changes. If `CHANGELOG.md` is updated,
-also be sure to update `spec-compliance-matrix.md` if necessary.
+Please provide a brief description of the changes here.
+
+For non-trivial changes, follow the [change proposal
+process](../CONTRIBUTING.md#proposing-a-change) and link to the related issue(s)
+and/or [OTEP(s)](https://github.com/open-telemetry/oteps), update the
+[`CHANGELOG.md`](../CHANGELOG.md), and also be sure to update
+[`spec-compliance-matrix.md`](../spec-compliance-matrix.md) if necessary.
 
 Related issues #
 
-Related [oteps](https://github.com/open-telemetry/oteps) #
+Related [OTEP(s)](https://github.com/open-telemetry/oteps) #