diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 66a6e8cbd98..7e5522ef439 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ _Provide a description of what has been changed_
 ### Checklist
 
 - [ ] When introducing a new scaler, I agree with the [scaling governance policy](https://github.com/kedacore/governance/blob/main/SCALERS.md)
-- [ ] Commits are signed with Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO - [learn more](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#developer-certificate-of-origin-signing-your-work))
+- [ ] I have verified that my change is according to the [deprecations & breaking changes policy](https://github.com/kedacore/governance/blob/main/DEPRECATIONS.md)
 - [ ] Tests have been added
+- [ ] Changelog has been updated and is aligned with our [changelog requirements](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#Changelog)
 - [ ] A PR is opened to update our Helm chart ([repo](https://github.com/kedacore/charts)) *(if applicable, ie. when deployment manifests are modified)*
 - [ ] A PR is opened to update the documentation on ([repo](https://github.com/kedacore/keda-docs)) *(if applicable)*
-- [ ] Changelog has been updated and is aligned with our [changelog requirements](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#Changelog)
+- [ ] Commits are signed with Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO - [learn more](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#developer-certificate-of-origin-signing-your-work))
 
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   Make sure to link the related issue for this change
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 37e23adfa48..1253678a397 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ To learn more about active deprecations, we recommend checking [GitHub Discussio
 
 ### New
 
+- **General**: Introduction deprecation & breaking change policy ([Governance #68](https://github.com/kedacore/governance/issues/68))
 - **General**: Consolidate all exposed Prometheus Metrics in KEDA Operator ([#3919](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/issues/3919))
 - **General**: Disable response compression for k8s restAPI in client-go ([#3863](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/issues/3863)). Kubernetes issue for reference (https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/112296)
 - **General**: Expand Prometheus metric with label "ScalerName" to distinguish different triggers. The scaleName is defined per Trigger.Name ([#3588](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/issues/3588))
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 265ea795788..a29c04e1832 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ There are many areas we can use contributions - ranging from code, documentation
 
 - [Project governance](#project-governance)
 - [Getting Help](#getting-help)
+- [Making Breaking Changes](#making-breaking-changes)
 - [Contributing Scalers](#contributing-scalers)
   - [Testing](#testing)
 - [Changelog](#changelog)
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ You can learn about the governance of KEDA [here](https://github.com/kedacore/go
 
 If you have a question about KEDA or how best to contribute, the [#KEDA](https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/CKZJ36A5D) channel on the Kubernetes slack channel ([get an invite if you don't have one already](https://slack.k8s.io/)) is a good place to start.  We also have regular [community stand-ups](https://github.com/kedacore/keda#community) to track ongoing work and discuss areas of contribution.  For any issues with the product you can [create an issue](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/issues/new) in this repo.
 
+## Making Breaking Changes
+
+All contributions must follow [our deprecation breaking changes policy](https://github.com/kedacore/governance/blob/main/DEPRECATIONS.md).
+
 ## Contributing Scalers
 
 One of the easiest ways to contribute is adding scalers.  Scalers are the logic on when to activate a container (scaling from zero to one) and also how to serve metrics for an event source.  You can view [the code for existing scalers here](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/tree/main/pkg/scalers).  When writing a scaler, please consider:
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ One of the easiest ways to contribute is adding scalers.  Scalers are the logic
 1. Provide tests
 1. Provide [documentation and examples](https://github.com/kedacore/keda-docs#adding-scaler-documentation) for [keda.sh](https://keda.sh)
 
-Information on how scalers work can be found in [`CREATE-NEW-SCALER`](CREATE-NEW-SCALER.md).
+Information on how scalers work can be found in [`CREATE-NEW-SCALER`](CREATE-NEW-SCALER.md) and read our [scaler governance policy](https://github.com/kedacore/governance/blob/main/SCALERS.md).
 
 ### Testing