diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/bug_fix.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/bug_fix.md
index 8bf781b532..e3c29ef96d 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/bug_fix.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/bug_fix.md
@@ -56,4 +56,8 @@ Examples:
 - Fixed an issue where multiple cursors did not work in a file with a single line.
 - Increased the performance of searching and replacing across a whole project.
 
--->
\ No newline at end of file
+-->
+
+
+### Branch Acknowledgement
+[ ] I am acknowledging that I am opening this branch against `staging`
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/feature_change.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/feature_change.md
index 0b29a822b3..15292a9d7a 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/feature_change.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/feature_change.md
@@ -51,4 +51,8 @@ Examples:
 - Fixed an issue where multiple cursors did not work in a file with a single line.
 - Increased the performance of searching and replacing across a whole project.
 
--->
\ No newline at end of file
+-->
+
+
+### Branch Acknowledgement
+[ ] I am acknowledging that I am opening this branch against `staging`
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/performance_improvement.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/performance_improvement.md
index 96e18c9d29..0419f9f88d 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/performance_improvement.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/performance_improvement.md
@@ -52,4 +52,8 @@ Examples:
 - Fixed an issue where multiple cursors did not work in a file with a single line.
 - Increased the performance of searching and replacing across a whole project.
 
--->
\ No newline at end of file
+-->
+
+
+### Branch Acknowledgement
+[ ] I am acknowledging that I am opening this branch against `staging`