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-Make sure these boxes are signed before submitting your Pull Request -- thank you.
+Make sure these boxes are checked accordingly before submitting your Pull Request -- thank you.
 
+## Contribution style:
 - [ ] I have read the contributing guide lines at
    https://docs.suricata.io/en/latest/devguide/contributing/contribution-process.html
+
+## Our Contribution agreements:
 - [ ] I have signed the Open Information Security Foundation contribution agreement at
    https://suricata.io/about/contribution-agreement/ (note: this is only required once)
-- [ ] I have updated the user guide (in doc/userguide/) to reflect the changes made (if applicable)
+
+## Changes (if applicable):
+- [ ] I have updated the User Guide (in [doc/userguide/](https://github.com/OISF/suricata/tree/304271e63a9e388412f25f0f94a1a0da4bf619d9/doc/userguide)) to reflect the changes made
+- [ ] I have updated the JSON schema (in [etc/schema.json](https://github.com/OISF/suricata/blob/304271e63a9e388412f25f0f94a1a0da4bf619d9/etc/schema.json)) to reflect all logging changes
+      (including schema descriptions)
 - [ ] I have created a ticket at
       https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/projects/suricata/issues
-      (if applicable)
 
 Link to ticket: https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/