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 **References** <!-- Link to the Jira task -->
 PROJ-XXX
 
-### Changed <!-- What changed with this PR -->
+### Type of change
+- [ ] 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 -->
 
-### Visuals <!-- Add here some screenshots -->
+### Description of the change with screenshots (if possible)
+<!-- Describe here what changed with this PR -->
 
-### How can this be validated? <!-- Instructions for QA -->
+### Validation steps
+<!-- Instructions for QA -->
 
 ### Pull request checklist
-- [ ] Can it be deployed automatically? _If manual actions are required:_ did you describe the deploy steps?
-- [ ] Is the documentation updated, if it makes sense? <!-- Check this also if no updating is needed -->
-- [ ] Are necessary translations added/updated? <!-- Check this even if no translations are being changed -->
-- [ ] Did you update sanitization routines, where personal information is handled?
+- [ ] Can it be deployed automatically? <!-- If manual actions are required, fill in the deploy steps below -->
+- [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project.
+- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my code.
+- [ ] This change requires a documentation update and I have updated the documentation.
+- [ ] This change requires a translation update and I have updated the translations.
+- [ ] Did you update sanitization routines, where personal information is handled? <!-- Delete if not applicable -->
+
+### Deploy steps <!-- Delete this if the deploy is automatic -->