diff --git a/inst/template/template.txt b/inst/template/template.txt
index 2f830b68..1c424b20 100644
--- a/inst/template/template.txt
+++ b/inst/template/template.txt
@@ -17,11 +17,16 @@ image: [IMG]
 
 ```{r setup, include=FALSE}
 long_slug <- [SLUG]
-# renv::use(lockfile = "renv.lock")
+library(link)
+link::auto()
 ```
 
 <!--------------- post begins here ----------------->
 
+Please use the {link} package to automatically link packages and functions.
+To link to a package simply wrap it in curly braces: {dplyr}.
+Link a function from a package like: dplyr::filter().
+For more information check out {link}.