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+## Type of change
+- [ ] Bug Fix
+- [ ] Feature
+
+**Please provide link to gitlab issue or ADR(Architecture Decision Record)**
+
+## Does this introduce a change in the core logic?
+- [YES/NO]
+
+## Does this introduce a change in the cloud provider implementation, if so which cloud?
+- [ ] AWS
+- [ ] Azure
+- [ ] GCP
+- [ ] IBM
+
+## Does this introduce a breaking change?
+- [YES/NO]
+
+## What is the current behavior?
+
+## What is the new/expected behavior?
+
+## Have you added/updated Unit Tests and Integration Tests?
+
+## Any other useful information