diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 8dd123d43..2f206a207 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Closes [insert issue #]
 **New environment variables**:
 
 - `env var` : env var details
+    - [ ] added env var to 1PW + SSM script (`fetch_ssm_parameters.sh`)
 
 **New scripts**: