diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 24e138dfa..be64b9ee6 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Please describe the tests:
 Please describe the performance impact:
 
 ## Code Review Checklist (to be filled out by reviewer)
+ - [ ] NEW: Are there any Satellite database migrations? Are they forwards _and_ backwards compatible? 
  - [ ] Does the PR describe what changes are being made?
  - [ ] Does the PR describe why the changes are being made?
  - [ ] Does the code follow [our style guide](https://github.com/storj/docs/blob/master/code/Style.md)?
@@ -19,3 +20,4 @@ Please describe the performance impact:
  - [ ] Does the new code have enough documentation that answers "how do I use it?" and "what does it do?"? (both source documentation and [higher level](https://github.com/storj/docs), diagrams?)
  - [ ] Does any documentation need updating?
  - [ ] Do the database access patterns make sense?
+