Update PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE to include an API spec change in the che…

…cklist.

Signed-off-by: dblock <dblock@amazon.com>

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

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 ### Description
 [Describe what this change achieves]
-
-### Issues Resolved
-[List any issues this PR will resolve]
-
+
+### Related Issues
+Resolves #[Issue number to be closed when this PR is merged]
+<!-- List any other related issues here -->
+
 ### Check List
 - [ ] New functionality includes testing.
-  - [ ] All tests pass, including unit test, integration test and doctest
 - [ ] New functionality has been documented.
-  - [ ] New functionality has javadoc added
-  - [ ] New functionality has user manual doc added
-- [ ] Commits are signed per the DCO using --signoff 
+- [ ] API changes companion pull request [created](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-api-specification/blob/main/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md).
+- [ ] Commits are signed per the DCO using `--signoff`.
+- [ ] Public documentation issue/PR [created](https://github.com/opensearch-project/documentation-website/issues/new/choose).
 
 By submitting this pull request, I confirm that my contribution is made under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license.
-For more information on following Developer Certificate of Origin and signing off your commits, please check [here](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#developer-certificate-of-origin).
+For more information on following Developer Certificate of Origin and signing off your commits, please check [here](https://github.com/opensearch-project/alerting/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#developer-certificate-of-origin).