diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 ### Locally, you can run these tests to catch failures early:
 
+- [ ] spotless: `./gradlew spotlessApply`
 - [ ] unit tests: `./gradlew build`
 - [ ] acceptance tests: `./gradlew acceptanceTest`
 - [ ] integration tests: `./gradlew integrationTest`