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-**Please specify the area for this PR**
+# Description of Changes
+_Summarize the changes you made as part of this PR._
 
-**What does does this PR do / why we need it**:
+# Related Issue(s)
+_Link the GitHub/GitLab/JIRA issues that are related to this PR._
 
-**Which issue(s) this PR fixes**:
-
-Fixes #?
-
-**PR acceptance criteria**:
+# Acceptance Criteria
 
+### Tests
 - [ ] Test Coverage 
     - Are your changes sufficiently tested, and are any applicable test cases added or updated to cover your changes?
 - [ ] Gosec scans 
   - Fix all MEDIUM and higher findings and/or annotate a finding per gosec instructions: https://github.com/securego/gosec#annotating-code to address why a finding is not a security issue
 
-Documentation
+### Documentation
 - [ ] Does the registry operator documentation need to be updated with your changes?
 
-<!--
-Instructions for locally testing changes made to the operator, drawn from CONTRIBUTING.md
--->
-**Testing changes**
+# Tests Performed
+_Explain what tests you personally ran to ensure the changes are functioning as expected._
+
+# How To Test
+_Instructions for the reviewer on how to test your changes._
 
 [Running Unit Tests](https://github.com/devfile/registry-operator/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#unit-tests)
 
 [Running Integration Tests](https://github.com/devfile/registry-operator/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#integration-tests)
 
-<!--
-Add extra instructions that reviewers may need regarding testing your changes or to properly review your pull request.
--->
-**Special notes to the reviewer**:
+# Notes To Reviewer
+_Any notes you would like to include for the reviewer._