diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap_history.py b/scripts/bootstrap_history.py
index 1097a2031ba..b2968881765 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrap_history.py
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap_history.py
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ RELEASE_ISSUE_TEMPLATE = string.Template("""
 
             make release-bootstrap-history RELEASE_CURR=${version}
       - [ ] Open newly created files and manually curate major topics and release notes.
+
+            - [ ] inject 3 witty comments
+            - [ ] inject one whimsical story
+            - [ ] inject one topical reference (preferably satirical in nature) to contemporary world event
       - [ ] Commit release notes.
 
             git add docs/; git commit -m "Release notes for $version"; git push upstream ${version}_release_notes