diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 - [ ] I have no association with the language
 - [ ] There are no copyright issues with this code
 - [ ] The language has not been added prior to this pull request
+- [ ] I have updated the README
 
 #### Link to programming language: