diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bump_gmt_checklist.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bump_gmt_checklist.md
index 146d9f42c04..ada57a114c0 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bump_gmt_checklist.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bump_gmt_checklist.md
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ assignees: ''
 
 ---
 
-:tada: [GMT X.Y.Z](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/gmt/releases/tag/X.Y.Z) has been released! It is installable from the
-[conda-forge channel](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/gmt/files) using the following command:
+:tada: [GMT X.Y.Z](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/gmt/releases/tag/X.Y.Z) has been released!
+It is installable from the [conda-forge channel](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/gmt/files)
+using the following command:
 
 `mamba install -c conda-forge gmt=X.Y.Z`
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ assignees: ''
   - [ ] Update GMT 6.x minor version for `extlinks` urls in `doc/conf.py`
   - [ ] Update GMT 6.x minor version in `.github/workflows/check-links.yml`
 - [ ] Fix failing tests (1 or more PRs)
+- [ ] Fix failing doctests reported in the ["Doctest" workflow](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/actions/workflows/ci_doctests.yaml)
 - [ ] Fix [xfail](https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/skipping.html#xfail-mark-test-functions-as-expected-to-fail) pytest markers on tests that are now xpass
 
 **To-Do for bumping the minimum required GMT version**:
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_checklist.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_checklist.md
index 3e9ad6815f9..006d48546f5 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_checklist.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release_checklist.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ assignees: ''
 - [ ] Check to ensure that:
   - [ ] All tests pass in the ["GMT Legacy Tests" workflow](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/actions/workflows/ci_tests_legacy.yaml)
   - [ ] All tests pass in the ["GMT Dev Tests" workflow](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/actions/workflows/ci_tests_dev.yaml)
+  - [ ] All tests pass in the ["Doctests" workflow](https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt/actions/workflows/ci_doctests.yaml)
   - [ ] Deprecations and related tests are removed for this version by running `grep --include="*.py" -r 'remove_version="vX.Y.Z"' pygmt` from the base of the repository
 - [ ] Reserve a DOI on [Zenodo](https://zenodo.org) by clicking on "New Version"
 - [ ] Finish up 'Changelog entry for v0.x.x' Pull Request: