diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/patch-submission.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/patch-submission.md
index 19df398..130fb80 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/patch-submission.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/patch-submission.md
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ assignees: ''
 ## Description of change
 <what does this code do?>
 
+## Compiling
+<you must be able to compile with the included Docker script with zero compiler warnings>
+
 ## Testing
 <how was the code tested?>