diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
index 669825a014..4baa431c19 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@
 
 ## Checklist before requesting a review
 
-- [ ] If this code contains consensus-breaking changes, I have added the "consensus-breaking" label.
+- [ ] If this code contains consensus-breaking changes, I have added the "consensus-breaking" label. Otherwise, I declare my belief that there are not consensus-breaking changes, for the following reason:
+
+  > REPLACE THIS TEXT WITH RATIONALE (CAN BE BRIEF)