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 ## Checklist
 
 Before you mark the PR ready for review, please make sure that:
-- [ ] The PR title is in the form of of `<PR type>: <#issue number> <area>: <change being made>`
+- [ ] All commits have a clear commit message.
+- [ ] The PR title is in the form of of `<PR type>: <area>: <change being made>`
     - example: ` fix: #1234 mempool: Introduce a cache for valid signatures`
     - `PR type`: _fix_, _feat_, _BREAKING CHANGE_, _build_, _chore_, _ci_, _docs_, _perf_, _refactor_, _revert_, _style_, _test_
     - `area`: _api_, _chain_, _state_, _vm_, _data transfer_, _market_, _mempool_, _message_, _block production_, _multisig_, _networking_, _paychan_, _proving_, _sealing_, _wallet_