diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 8de6e3bed..1736721bb 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Bug report
 about: Create a report to help us improve HedgeDoc.
 title: ''
-labels: 'bug'
+labels: 'type: bug'
 assignees: ''
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement_request.md
index 3d7af9274..dee13b03c 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement_request.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Enhancement request
 about: Suggest an enhancement of an existing feature.
 title: ''
-labels: 'enhancement'
+labels: 'type: enhancement'
 assignees: ''
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index 98ef5148f..8a861a4a8 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Feature request
 about: Suggest a new feature for this project, which isn't existing yet.
 title: ''
-labels: 'feature request'
+labels: 'type: feature'
 assignees: ''
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question---other.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question---other.md
index 757ba1824..36fd33363 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question---other.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question---other.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Question / Other
 about: Questions about the project, features, or organziational issues
 title: ''
-labels: question
+labels: 'type: question'
 assignees: ''
 
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