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 <!-- if needed please write above the given line -->
+### Thanks for your PR! Please fill out the following list :)
+
 ---
-Release Notes:
+- [ ] I put the ticket or multiple tickets in review
+- [ ] Commit message format → Closes #&lt;Issue Number&gt; - Your commit message.
+- [ ] Sonarcloud link : \<add the link here>
+- [ ] No documentation update needed
+- [ ] Link to PR with documentation update: \<add the link here>
+- [ ] No Release Notes needed
+- [ ] Release Notes :
 <!-- Please write your release notes between ```-->
 ```
 
-```
-<!-- please don't delete/modify the checklist --> 
-### For the submitter:
-- [ ] I updated the [documentation](https://taskana.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TAS/overview) and will supply links to the specific files
-- [ ] I did not update the [documentation](https://taskana.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TAS/overview)
-- [ ] I included a link to the [SonarCloud branch analysis](https://taskana.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TAS/pages/1019969636/SonarCloud+Integration)
-- [ ] After integration of the PR, I added a description of changes on the [current release notes](https://taskana.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TAS/pages/1281392672/Current+Release+Notes+Taskana)
-- [ ] I did not update the [current release notes](https://taskana.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TAS/pages/1281392672/Current+Release+Notes+Taskana)
-- [ ] I put the ticket in review
-- [ ] After integration of the pull request, I verified our [bluemix test environment](http://taskana.mybluemix.net/taskana) is not broken
-
-### Verified by the reviewer:
-- [ ] Commit message format → (Closes) #&lt;Issue Number&gt;: Your commit message.
-- [ ] Submitter's update to [documentation](https://taskana.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TAS/overview) is sufficient
-- [ ] SonarCloud analysis meets our standards
-- [ ] Update of the [current release notes](https://taskana.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TAS/pages/1281392672/Current+Release+Notes+Taskana) reflects changes
-- [ ] PR fulfills the ticket
-- [ ] Edge cases and unwanted side effects are tested
-- [ ] Readability
+```
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