diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38289fb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+### PR Description
+
+<!-- Describe the PR's general purpose -->
+
+### Some notes
+
+- [ ] Please make sure that you placed the files in an appropriate folder
+- [ ] And that the files have indicative names.
+
+- [ ] Please note that Classiq runs automatic code linting, which may minorly alter some files.
+  - [ ] If you're familiar with `pre-commit`, you may run `pre-commit install`, and then at each commit, your files will be altered in a similar way
diff --git a/tests/utils_for_tests.py b/tests/utils_for_tests.py
index cc377eb9..f2f80fb5 100644
--- a/tests/utils_for_tests.py
+++ b/tests/utils_for_tests.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def iterate_notebooks() -> Iterable[str]:
     return notebooks_to_test
 
 
-def _get_all_notebooks(directory=ROOT_DIRECTORY) -> Iterable[str]:
+def _get_all_notebooks(directory: Path = ROOT_DIRECTORY) -> Iterable[str]:
     for root, _, files in os.walk(directory):
         for file in files:
             if file.endswith(".ipynb"):