diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 73140ca463c..27e9cf43def 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-release/release.md#issuepr-k
 <!--
 Add one of the following kinds:
 /kind bug
+/kind dependency
 /kind cleanup
 /kind documentation
 /kind feature