diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
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@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ Please make sure you've completed the relevant tasks for this PR, out of the fol
 * [ ] The quickstart code compiles correctly
 * [ ] You've tested new builds of the quickstart if you changed quickstart code
 * [ ] You've updated the quickstart's README if necessary
+* [ ] If you have changed the steps for a quickstart be sure that you have updated the automated validation accordingly. All of our quickstarts have annotations that allow them to be executed automatically as code. For more information see [mechanical-markdown](https://github.com/dapr/mechanical-markdown#readme). For user guide with examples see [Examples](https://github.com/dapr/mechanical-markdown/tree/main/examples#mechanical-markdown-by-example).