diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6dac3d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- [ ] Added an entry to `CHANGELOG.md` if knowledge of this change could be valuable to users
+- [ ] Updated documentation to reflect any user-facing changes
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4e918498..ca45b4f8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ addons:
 
 script:
     - cargo test --all -j 1
+    - cd examples
+    - cargo build
 
 after_success:
     - |