diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
index 7e94695e47..9b7cac7353 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 name: Bug report
 description: Scanpy doesn’t do what it should? Please help us fix it!
 #title: ...
-labels: ['Bug 🐛']
+labels:
+- Bug 🐛
+- Triage 🩺
 #assignees: []
 body:
 - type: checkboxes
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement-request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement-request.yml
index c03851c7b6..209ee6805a 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement-request.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement-request.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 name: Enhancement request
 description: Anything you’d like to see in scanpy?
 #title: ...
-labels: ['Enhancement ✨']
+labels:
+- Enhancement ✨
+- Triage 🩺
 #assignees: []
 body:
 - type: dropdown