diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 025e87b23..ab017ebc3 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Bug report
 about: Report something not working correctly that should be fixed
 title: ''
-labels: bug
+labels: bug, needs triage
 assignees: ''
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-suggestion.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-suggestion.md
index 1247750e1..d44729381 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-suggestion.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-suggestion.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Feature suggestion
 about: Suggest an idea for this project
 title: ''
-labels: enhancement
+labels: enhancement, needs triage
 assignees: ''
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/something-completely-different.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/something-completely-different.md
index 8b874afe5..6b5612720 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/something-completely-different.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/something-completely-different.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Something completely different
 about: If you have something completely different
 title: ''
-labels: ''
+labels: needs triage
 assignees: ''
 
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