diff --git a/.github/pr-description.md b/.github/pr-description.md
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+> [!WARNING]
+> Deprecated file: GitHub does not use `.github/pr-description.md` as a pull request template.
+> Keep the canonical PR template content in `.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md`
+> (or `.github/pull_request_template.md`) instead.
+
+This file is retained only as a migration note to avoid maintaining active PR template
+content in a non-standard location.