diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 3ca446ee36..1347d7ae8f 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ Please make sure that for your contribution:
 
 If your PR is related to an issue, please finish your PR text with the following line:
 
-This PR covers issue #`<REPLACE WITH ISSUE NUMBER>`.
+This PR fixes issue #`<REPLACE WITH ISSUE NUMBER>`.
 
 Thank you again for your contribution :smiley: