diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/release-checklist.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/release-checklist.md
index f18de3d5..774eda60 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/release-checklist.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/release-checklist.md
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ Sometimes `dependabot` misses some dependency updates, or we accidentally turned
 
 Here's how we make sure we got everything:
 - [ ] Run `cargo update` on the latest `main` branch, and keep the output
-- [ ] If needed, update [deny.toml](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/blob/main/book/src/dev/continuous-integration.md#fixing-duplicate-dependencies-in-check-denytoml-bans)
+- [ ] If needed, [add duplicate dependency exceptions to deny.toml](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/blob/main/book/src/dev/continuous-integration.md#fixing-duplicate-dependencies-in-check-denytoml-bans)
+- [ ] If needed, remove resolved duplicate dependencies from `deny.toml`
 - [ ] Open a separate PR with the changes
 - [ ] Add the output of `cargo update` to that PR as a comment