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-Pull-request guidelines (Remove this section after reading):
+<!--
+
+Pull-request guidelines
+-----------------------
 
 1. If you would like to list yourself as a Nipype contributor and your name is not mentioned please modify .zenodo.json file.
 2. By submitting this request you acknowledge that your contributions are available under the Apache 2 license.
 3. Use a descriptive prefix for your PR: ENH (enhancement), FIX, TST, DOC, STY, REF (refactor), WIP (Work in progress)
-4. The person who accepts/merges your PR will include an update to the CHANGES file: prefix: description (URL of pull request)
-5. Run `make check-before-commit` before submitting the PR.
+4. Run `make check-before-commit` before submitting the PR.
 
------ REMOVE TILL HERE -----
+-->
+## Summary
+<!-- Please reference any related issue and use fixes/close to automatically
+close them, if pertinent -->
 
 Fixes # .
 
-Changes proposed in this pull request
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+## List of changes proposed in this PR (pull-request)
+<!-- We suggest using bullets (indicated by * or -) and filled checkboxes [x] here -->
+
+## Acknowledgment
+
+- [ ] \(Mandatory\) I acknowledge that this contribution will be available under the Apache 2 license.