diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index d9cc4c3c35c5..30b46bbf45b5 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ In order to reduce the number of notifications sent to the maintainers, please:
 - [ ] All filenames are in PascalCase.
 - [ ] All functions and variable names follow Java naming conventions.
 - [ ] All new algorithms have a URL in their comments that points to Wikipedia or other similar explanations.
-- [ ] All new code is formatted with `clang-format -i --style=file path/to/your/file.java`
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+- [ ] All new algorithms include a corresponding test class that validates their functionality.
+- [ ] All new code is formatted with `clang-format -i --style=file path/to/your/file.java`