diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index 9dafd7fb71f3b8c3602798039a0e3ac0d8f658d9..05fb019fe8723ef9ca1f891a846f1d5434fbf74d 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Please delete the text below before submitting your contribution. 
+Please delete this line and the text below before submitting your contribution.
 
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diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 6cc9e527e12245496742bfd11925554453abe3be..f5a44c8c720101985e7dfbc372ce0474b3d0fba0 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Please delete the text below before submitting your contribution. 
+Please delete this line and the text below before submitting your contribution.
 
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