diff --git a/templates/contribute/index.md b/templates/contribute/index.md
index c8474031e..973de1787 100644
--- a/templates/contribute/index.md
+++ b/templates/contribute/index.md
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ Deletions:
 - Nat.bit1_add_bit1
 - ...
 
+Moreover, add deprecation statements(manually or using `scripts/add_deprecations.sh`
+
 Any other comments you want to keep out of the PR commit should go
 below the `---`.