diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/kubernetes_bump.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/kubernetes_bump.md
index 7caa4695eecc..2bcc1093b038 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/kubernetes_bump.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/kubernetes_bump.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Prerequisites:
     * If code changes are required for CAPD to incorporate the new Kind version, update [kind latestMode](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/blob/0f47a19e038ee6b0d3b1e7675a62cdaf84face8c/test/infrastructure/kind/mapper.go#L66)
   * Verify the quickstart manually
   * Prior art: #10610
+* [ ] Cherry-pick above PR to the latest release branch.
 
 ### Using new Kubernetes dependencies