From 2baf575fe21a360adea8c946bf084848e35780dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: guineveresaenger <guineveresaenger@github.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 17:20:44 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Adds label prompt and explanation to pull request template

As the release process no longer requires an issue to be filed with each pull request, we should be treating pull requests as issues for the purposes of triage. This means it is helpful if PR authors add labels right as they open a PR.
---
 .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md | 14 +++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 58451ec7131..b1ff4d58596 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 <!--  Thanks for sending a pull request!  Here are some tips for you:
 1. If this is your first time, read our contributor guidelines https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/guide#your-first-contribution and developer guide https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/development.md#development-guide
-2. If you want *faster* PR reviews, read how: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/guide/pull-requests.md#best-practices-for-faster-reviews
-3. Follow the instructions for writing a release note: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/guide/release-notes.md
-4. If the PR is unfinished, see how to mark it: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/guide/pull-requests.md#marking-unfinished-pull-requests
+2. Please label this pull request according to what type of issue you are fixing, especially if this is a release targeted pull request. For reference on required PR/issue labels, read here:
+https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/release.md#issue-kind-label
+3. If you want *faster* PR reviews, read how: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/guide/pull-requests.md#best-practices-for-faster-reviews
+4. Follow the instructions for writing a release note: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/guide/release-notes.md
+5. If the PR is unfinished, see how to mark it: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/guide/pull-requests.md#marking-unfinished-pull-requests
 -->
 
+**What type of PR is this?**
+> Uncomment only one, leave it on its own line:
+>
+> /kind bug
+> /kind feature
+
 **What this PR does / why we need it**:
 
 **Which issue(s) this PR fixes** *(optional, in `fixes #<issue number>(, fixes #<issue_number>, ...)` format, will close the issue(s) when PR gets merged)*: