diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-checklist.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-checklist.yml
index 83705f9efa..91ac836f2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-checklist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-checklist.yml
@@ -15,16 +15,31 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
           body: |
-            Thank you for submitting your PR. The PR states are Tech review -> Doc review -> Editorial review. If you're a developer submitting documentation for a feature you implemented, have the documentation reviewed by your team. If you need a tech review, let us know. Here's a checklist of the PR progression:
+            Thank you for submitting your PR. The PR states are Tech review -> Doc review -> Editorial review. Here's a checklist of the PR progression:
             
-            ### PR Checklist
-            - [x] Tech Review
-            - [ ] Doc Review
-            - [ ] Editorial Review
+            ### PR checklist
+            - [ ] Tech review: 
+              - If you're a developer submitting documentation for a feature you implemented, you can skip this step.
+              - If you need a tech review, tag @kolchfa-aws.
+              - Tech reviewer: Tag @kolchfa-aws once the tech review is done.
+            - [ ] Doc review: A doc reviewer may:
+              - Leave comments/suggestions: You will implement comments and add suggestions to batch and commit the batch as one commit.
+              - Edit the PR: The doc reviewer will push edits to this PR directly (let us know if you don't want this option).
+            - [ ] Editorial review: The doc reviewer will put the PR through editorial review.
+
+            Please be available to answer questions. Thank you!
 
       - name: Add assignees to the PR
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v3
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          assignees: ${{ github.actor }}, kolchfa-aws
+          script: |
+            const pr_number = context.payload.pull_request.number;
+            const pr_author = context.payload.pull_request.user.login;
+            const assignees = [pr_author, "kolchfa-aws"];
+            await github.rest.issues.addAssignees({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: pr_number,
+              assignees: assignees
+            });
+