diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
index 5de72b338..606899d31 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ Thank you for submitting a pull request for Pinniped!
 
 Before submitting, please see the guidelines in doc/contributing.md in this repo.
 
-Please note that a project maintainer will need to review and approve the PR
-to cause CI tests to automatically start.
+Please note that a project maintainer will need to review and provide an
+initial approval on the PR to cause CI tests to automatically start.
+Also note that if you push additional commits to the PR, those commits
+will need another initial approval before CI will pick them up.
 
-Reminder: Did you remember to run all the tests described in doc/contributing.md
-on your branch before submitting this PR?
+Reminder: Did you remember to run all the linter, unit tests, and integration tests
+described in doc/contributing.md on your branch before submitting this PR?
 
 Below is a template to help you describe your PR.
 
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ Below is a template to help you describe your PR.
 **Things to consider while reviewing this PR**
 
 **Suggested release note for the first release which contains this PR**
+
 ```
 release-note here
 ```