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@@ -321,10 +321,14 @@ Once your work is committed to your branch, push it to your fork:
 git push -u origin <branch-name>
 ```
 
-Finally, [open a PR](https://github.com/canonical/starbase/compare) for it on GitHub.
-If your branch has one commit, GitHub will title the PR after it. If your branch has
-more than one commit, name the PR after the most significant. Once open, reviewers are
-assigned automatically to your work.
+On GitHub, [open a PR](https://github.com/canonical/starbase/compare) for your branch in
+Starbase.
+
+Format the PR title as a conventional commit. If your branch has only one commit, GitHub
+handles this automatically. If your branch has multiple commits, copy the title of the
+most important one.
+
+Once open, reviewers are assigned automatically to your work.
 
 ### Follow up for the review