diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bd4cea8a..5453ec65 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.wso2</groupId>
         <artifactId>wso2</artifactId>
-        <version>1</version>
+        <version>2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/pull_request_template.md b/pull_request_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b32185a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pull_request_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+## Purpose
+> Describe the problems, issues, or needs driving this feature/fix and include links to related issues in the following format: Resolves issue1, issue2, etc.
+
+## Goals
+> Describe the solutions that this feature/fix will introduce to resolve the problems described above
+
+## Approach
+> Describe how you are implementing the solutions. Include an animated GIF or screenshot if the change affects the UI (email documentation@wso2.com to review all UI text). Include a link to a Markdown file or Google doc if the feature write-up is too long to paste here.
+
+## User stories
+> Summary of user stories addressed by this change>
+
+## Release note
+> Brief description of the new feature or bug fix as it will appear in the release notes
+
+## Documentation
+> Link(s) to product documentation that addresses the changes of this PR. If no doc impact, enter “N/A” plus brief explanation of why there’s no doc impact
+
+## Training
+> Link to the PR for changes to the training content in https://github.com/wso2/WSO2-Training, if applicable
+
+## Certification
+> Type “Sent” when you have provided new/updated certification questions, plus four answers for each question (correct answer highlighted in bold), based on this change. Certification questions/answers should be sent to certification@wso2.com and NOT pasted in this PR. If there is no impact on certification exams, type “N/A” and explain why.
+
+## Marketing
+> Link to drafts of marketing content that will describe and promote this feature, including product page changes, technical articles, blog posts, videos, etc., if applicable
+
+## Automation tests
+ - Unit tests 
+   > Code coverage information
+ - Integration tests
+   > Details about the test cases and coverage
+
+## Security checks
+ - Followed secure coding standards in http://wso2.com/technical-reports/wso2-secure-engineering-guidelines? yes/no
+ - Ran FindSecurityBugs plugin and verified report? yes/no
+ - Confirmed that this PR doesn't commit any keys, passwords, tokens, usernames, or other secrets? yes/no
+
+## Samples
+> Provide high-level details about the samples related to this feature
+
+## Related PRs
+> List any other related PRs
+
+## Migrations (if applicable)
+> Describe migration steps and platforms on which migration has been tested
+
+## Test environment
+> List all JDK versions, operating systems, databases, and browser/versions on which this feature/fix was tested
+ 
+## Learning
+> Describe the research phase and any blog posts, patterns, libraries, or add-ons you used to solve the problem.
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