diff --git a/make_release/release-note/create-pr b/make_release/release-note/create-pr
index 4b82978..98cc9d3 100755
--- a/make_release/release-note/create-pr
+++ b/make_release/release-note/create-pr
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ by opening PRs against the `release-notes-($version)` branch.
 - [ ] order the sections by interest
 - [ ] add the breaking changes
 - [ ] detail the breaking changes
-- [ ] add the full changelog"
+- [ ] add the full changelog
+- [ ] complete all the `TODO`s inside the release note
+- [ ] ... \(PRs that need to land before the release, e.g. [deprecations]\(https://github.com/nushell/nushell/labels/deprecation\) or [removals]\(https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+label%3Aremoval-after-deprecation\)\)"
 
     log info "creating release note from template"
     let release_note = $env.CURRENT_FILE