diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 48b8ea82c..48b79bda7 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Bug report
 about: Create a report to help us improve
+labels: bug
 ---
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 1. For issues or feature requests, please create an issue in this repository.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index a9a54d1f1..d99ca2bbe 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Feature request
 about: Suggest an idea/feature for this project
+labels: feature
 ---
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 1. For issues or feature requests, please create an issue in this repository.