diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index f655bc70..35e8486b 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@
 - [ ] I've added my name to the `AUTHORS` file (or it's already there).
 <!-- We would appreciate if you comply with our code style guidelines. -->
 - [ ] I installed pre-commit hooks (`pip install pre-commit && pre-commit install`), and ran `black` on my code.
+- [x] Please squash merge this pull request (uncheck if you'd like us to merge as multiple commits)
diff --git a/changelog.rst b/changelog.rst
index 5384db7c..1ec7b729 100644
--- a/changelog.rst
+++ b/changelog.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ Bug fixes:
 * History navigation bindings in multiline queries (#1004) (Thanks: `Pedro Ferrari`_)
 * Can't connect to pgbouncer database (#1093). (Thanks: `Irina Truong`_)
 
+Internal:
+---------
+
+* Add optional but default squash merge request to PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
+
 2.1.1
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