diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-# Thanks for your pull request! We appreciate it. 
-# If you're a new developer, FOSS contributor, or hledger contributor, welcome.
-# 
-# Much of our best design work and knowledge sharing happens during code review,
-# so be prepared for more work ahead, especially if your PR is large.
-# To minimise waste, and learn how to get hledger PRs accepted swiftly, 
-# please check the latest guidelines in the developer docs:
-# 
-# https://hledger.org/PULLREQUESTS.html
+<!--
+Thanks for your pull request! We appreciate it. 
+If you're a new developer, FOSS contributor, or hledger contributor, welcome.
+
+Much of our best design work and knowledge sharing happens during code review,
+so be prepared for more work ahead, especially if your PR is large.
+To minimise waste, and learn how to get hledger PRs accepted swiftly, 
+please check the latest guidelines in the developer docs:
+
+https://hledger.org/PULLREQUESTS.html
+-->