diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report-develop.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report-develop.md
index 835632ce15..9dd7e94994 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report-develop.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report-develop.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Bug report (branch-develop)
 about: Use this to report errors in the Evennia `develop` branch
 title: "[BUG - Develop] (Enter a brief description here)"
-labels: bug, branch-develop
+labels: bug, branch-develop, needs-triage
 assignees: ''
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md
index 1880cc899f..43101a5823 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
 title: "[BUG] (Enter a brief description here)"
-labels: bug
+labels: bug, needs-triage
 assignees: ''
 
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