diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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+# Motivation and Context
+
+Please include relevant motivation and context of the problem along with a short summary of the solution.
+
+## Changes
+
+Please provide a detailed bullet point list of your changes.
+
+- 
+
+## Testing
+
+Please describe any unit tests you added or modified to verify your changes.
+
+## Checklist Before Requesting a Review
+- [ ] I have read the MSstats [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/Vitek-Lab/MSstatsConvert/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+- [ ] My changes generate no new warnings
+- [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules
+- [ ] I have run the devtools::document() command after my changes and committed the added files
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/dry-run-build.yml b/.github/workflows/dry-run-build.yml
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+name: Dry runs for PRs
+on: 
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [devel]
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup R and Bioconductor
+        uses: grimbough/bioc-actions/setup-bioc@v1
+        with:
+          bioc-version: devel
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
+      - name: Build, Install, Check
+        uses: grimbough/bioc-actions/build-install-check@v1
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 *.log
 ./*.txt
 *.Rproj
+*.DS_Store