diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index dea18053f8ab41016fc4e427dbbc48cf56709781..d0d8891d6f8676be63f0e22c371ca28ae368f13d 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Let us know about something that is not working
+title: ''
+labels: bug
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
 <!--
 # nf-core/hic bug report
 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index ab6ff7c45b9fd67b10c3370448778eb912e5c23f..5a01a82f0e4eab9fcf021126b2df4051aad41956 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+---
+name: Feature request
+about: Suggest a new feature for this pipeline
+title: ''
+labels: enhancement
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
 <!--
 # nf-core/hic feature request
 
@@ -25,4 +34,3 @@ 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. -->
-