diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 7625834e..bc454ec1 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 ######################################################################
 # These owners will be the default owners for everything in the repo #
 ######################################################################
-*       @admiralawkbar @jwiebalk @zkoppert @IAmHughes @nemchik @Hanse00
-
-####################################################
-# Adding dependabot for auto merge on dependancies #
-####################################################
-*       @dependabot[bot]
+*       @admiralawkbar @jwiebalk @zkoppert @IAmHughes @nemchik @Hanse00 @dependabot-bot
diff --git a/.github/pull_request-template.md b/.github/pull_request-template.md
index 5cd7dfe5..438d72fe 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request-template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request-template.md
@@ -16,5 +16,9 @@ Fixes #
 
 ## Readiness Checklist
 
+### Author/Contributor
+- [ ] If documentation is needed for this change, has that been included in this pull request
+
+### Reviewing Maintainer 
 - [ ] Label as `breaking` if this is a large fundamental change
 - [ ] Label as either `automation`, `bug`, `documentation`, `enhancement`, `infrastructure`, or `performance`