diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Contributing
 
+Contributions are welcome!
+
+Looking for a place to start? Check out the [issues](https://github.com/jahvon/flow/issues) for ideas. Be
+sure to read the contribution guidelines below!
+
 ## How We Develop
 
 This projects uses GitHub to host code, to track issues and feature requests, and to open and review pull requests.
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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@@ -1,16 +1,8 @@
 # Summary
 
-...enter summary here...
+<!-- Add a summary of the changes in this PR. -->
 
-## Notable Changes
+**Notable Changes**
 
-- ...enter notable changes here...
-- ...enter notable changes here...
-
-## Change Type
-
-- [ ] 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)
-- [ ] Documentation update
-- [ ] Other (please describe):
+- <!-- Add notable changes here. -->
+- <!-- Add notable changes here. -->