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 # rocprofiler-systems Pull Request
 
 ## Related Issue
-<!-- Please link to the issue(s) that this PR addresses.  -->
-- [ ] Closes #<issue number or link>
+<!-- Please link to the external GitHub issue(s) that this PR addresses. 
+  If providing a JIRA ticket, please don't include an internal link -->
+- [ ] Closes #<issue number>
 
 ## What type of PR is this? (check all that apply)