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 <!-- Explain here the changes your PR introduces and text to help us understand the context of this change. -->
 
-#### Contribution Checklist:
+### Related Issue
+
+<!-- If your PR refers to a related issue, link it here. -->
+
+### Type of Change
+
+<!-- Please delete options that are not relevant. -->
+
+- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
+- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
+- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
+- [ ] Documentation update
+- [ ] Refactoring (no functional changes, no api changes)
+
+### Contribution Checklist:
 
 - [ ] **I've used AI significantly to create this pull request**
 - [ ] **The pull request only addresses one issue or adds one feature.**