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 Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change.
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-Fixes # (issue)
+Fixes #(issue number)
 
 ## Type of change
 
@@ -15,35 +15,12 @@ Please delete options that are not relevant.
 - [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
 - [ ] This change requires a documentation update
 
-# How Has This Been Tested?
-
-Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Provide instructions so we can reproduce. Please also list any relevant details for your test configuration
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-- [ ] Test A
-
-# Does This PR Require a Contrib Repo Change?
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 # Checklist:
 
-- [ ] Followed the style guidelines of this project
-- [ ] Changelogs have been updated
-- [ ] Unit tests have been added
-- [ ] Documentation has been updated
+See [contributing.md](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for styleguide, changelog guidelines, and more.
+
+- [ ] I am a human and not a bot
+- [ ] I have run `tox -e precommit`
+- [ ] I have run `tox -e typecheck`
+- [ ] I have run the relevant tests and linting tox environments
+- [ ] This requires the following PR in contrib: