diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index ddf6bdae..abff59f4 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 Checklist:
 - [ ] Meaningful commit message, eg `add my-cool-package` (please not mention `build-constraints.yml`)
 - [ ] At least 30 minutes have passed since uploading to Hackage
-- [ ] On your own machine, in a new directory, you have successfully run the following set of commands (replace `$package` with the name of the package that is submitted, and `$version` with the version of the package you want to get into Stackage):
+- [ ] On your own machine, in a _new directory_, you have successfully run the following set of commands (replace `$package` with the name of the package that is submitted, and `$version` with the version of the package you want to get into Stackage):
 
-      stack unpack $package-$version
-      cd $package-$version
+      stack unpack $package-$version  # $version is optional
       stack init --resolver nightly
       stack build --resolver nightly --haddock --test --bench --no-run-benchmarks