diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index ced3ee9a82b3..9d9ddcd8303b 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
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-https://matplotlib.org/devdocs/devel/index.html-->
+https://matplotlib.org/devdocs/devel/index.html
+
+For help with git and github workflow, please see https://matplotlib.org/devel/gitwash/development_workflow.html
+
+Please do not create the PR out of master, but out of a separate branch. -->
 
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 ## PR Summary
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ detail.  Why is this change required?  What problem does it solve?-->
 ## PR Checklist
 
 - [ ] Has Pytest style unit tests
-- [ ] Code is PEP 8 compliant 
+- [ ] Code is PEP 8 compliant
 - [ ] New features are documented, with examples if plot related
 - [ ] Documentation is sphinx and numpydoc compliant
 - [ ] Added an entry to doc/users/next_whats_new/ if major new feature (follow instructions in README.rst there)
diff --git a/doc/devel/contributing.rst b/doc/devel/contributing.rst
index eb682e3bae41..87cc9924aed0 100644
--- a/doc/devel/contributing.rst
+++ b/doc/devel/contributing.rst
@@ -155,7 +155,12 @@ How to contribute
 
 The preferred way to contribute to Matplotlib is to fork the `main
 repository <https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/>`__ on GitHub,
-then submit a "pull request" (PR):
+then submit a "pull request" (PR).
+
+The best practices for using GitHub to make PRs to Matplotlib are
+documented in the :ref:`development-workflow` section. 
+
+A brief overview is:
 
  1. `Create an account <https://github.com/join>`_ on
     GitHub if you do not already have one.