diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ ### In order to be accepted and merged into youtube-dl each piece of code must b
 
 ### What is the purpose of your *pull request*?
 - [ ] Bug fix
+- [ ] Improvement
 - [ ] New extractor
 - [ ] New feature