diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index baf9343cd03e2d5e64918be1d49cdc79c6f5c72f..682f2856ac0470cb4e5f67993bd4b8044fa7f633 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Let us know about something that is not working
+labels: bug
+---
+
 <!--
 # nf-core/hic bug report
 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index ab6ff7c45b9fd67b10c3370448778eb912e5c23f..931688889b86d72d3cdb80b3239675b745b2d0fc 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: Feature request
+about: Suggest a new feature for this pipeline
+labels: enhancement
+---
+
 <!--
 # nf-core/hic feature request
 
@@ -25,4 +31,3 @@ Please delete this text and anything that's not relevant from the template below
 ## Additional context
 
 <!-- Add any other context about the feature request here. -->
-