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+## Description
+
+## PR Checklist
+
+If you are upgrading the version of a repo submodule, please follow this
+checklist:
+
+- [ ] Provide a link to an issue in the consuming repo describing the need for
+the upgrade. Both this PR and the PR doing the upgrade in the consuming repo
+should link to that issue.
+- [ ] Have you done your due diligence to ensure the upgrade can be completed
+in the consuming repo in a timely manner? If consuming the dependency flow of
+this update takes a long time or needs to be backed out, it may require the
+reversion of the upgrade in this PR. That's something we want to avoid.
+- [ ] When consuming the dependency flow from this repo for the purposes of a
+version upgrade, consider using a separate PR or at least changing the title of
+the dependency flow PR to accurately reflect the purpose of the change. Seeing
+a PR named "Upgrade IdentityModel to 8.0.1", for example, provides better
+clarity than "Update dependencies from dotnet/source-build-externals".