diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index c78a3617..c3974327 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 bug report
 title: ''
-labels: bug
+labels: needs triage
 assignees: ''
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index c05e753c..2c9d47d9 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Feature request
 about: Suggest an idea for this project
 title: ''
-labels: feature request
+labels: feature request, needs triage
 assignees: ''
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