diff --git a/template/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pre-release-getting-started-script.md b/template/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pre-release-getting-started-script.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+## Check and Update Getting Started Script
+
+<!--
+    Make sure to update the link in 'issues/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/pre-release-getting-started-scripts.md'
+    when you rename this file.
+-->
+
+<!--
+    Replace 'TRACKING_ISSUE' with the applicable release tracking issue number.
+-->
+
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/TRACKING_ISSUE>
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> During a Stackable release we need to check (and optionally update) the
+> getting-started scripts to ensure they still work after product and operator
+> updates.
+
+```shell
+# Some of the scripts are in a code/ subdirectory
+# pushd docs/modules/superset/examples/getting_started
+# pushd docs/modules/superset/examples/getting_started/code
+pushd $(fd -td getting_started | grep examples); cd code 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Make a fresh cluster (~12 seconds)
+kind delete cluster && kind create cluster
+./getting_started.sh stackablectl
+
+# Make a fresh cluster (~12 seconds)
+kind delete cluster && kind create cluster
+./getting_started.sh helm
+
+popd
+```
diff --git a/template/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pre-release.md b/template/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pre-release-rust-deps.md
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rename from template/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pre-release.md
rename to template/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pre-release-rust-deps.md
index b8242914..55e7cf4a 100644
--- a/template/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pre-release.md
+++ b/template/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pre-release-rust-deps.md
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 ## Bump Rust Dependencies for Stackable Release XX.(X)X
 
+<!--
+    Make sure to update the link in 'issues/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/pre-release-operator-rust-deps.md'
+    when you rename this file.
+-->
+
 <!--
     Replace 'TRACKING_ISSUE' with the applicable release tracking issue number.
 -->
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/TRACKING_ISSUE>
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/TRACKING_ISSUE>
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > During a Stackable release we need to update various Rust dependencies before