diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 79a5c7a8..560ab073 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 ## Details
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+- Bulleted list with explanations
 
 ## Testing
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@@ -17,7 +15,10 @@
 
 ## Dependencies
 <!-- If this PR relies on other PRs not yet merged to main, 
-    mention and link them here. Delete if there are none -->
+    mention and link them here. Delete if there are none.
+    If this is dependent on exactly _one_ PR, mark that as the
+    merge target of this PR. GitHub will automatically update
+    the merge target once the dependent PR is merged. -->
 
 ## Future Work
 <!-- Discuss things that should be done in the future,