diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
index 018eafa91c..e7651ca6cc 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Please, delete this in your PR, after reading it.
+**Please delete this information after reading it.*
 
 Please title your PR as follows: `time: fix foo bar`. Always start with the thing you are fixing, then describe the fix.
 Don't use past tense (e.g. "fixed foo bar").
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ fn test_foo() {
 }
 ```
 
+If you are fixing a bug, please add a test that covers it.
+
 Before submitting a PR, please run the tests with `make test`, and make sure V can still compile itself. Run this twice:
 
 ./v -o v compiler