diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ Closes #<issue number here>.
 ### Checklist
 - [ ] My code adheres to the [CONTRIBUTING GUIDE](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) and [DESIGN GUIDELINES](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/main/docs/DESIGN_GUIDELINES.md)
 
+<!--Does this PR includes breaking changes? If it does, list them here in the following format (notice how multiple breaking changes should be formatted):
+
+  ```
+  BREAKING CHANGE: Description of the breaking change, the previous behaviour, and the new behaviour. 
+  * **module-name:** Another breaking change
+  * **module-name:** Yet another breaking change
+  ```
+-->
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