diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_feature.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_feature.md
index 95d147c6cb..f2765122fa 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_feature.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_feature.md
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 name: 🔼 Parcels feature requests, and other enhancements
 about: Suggest an improvement to the parcels codebase.
 title: ""
-labels: ""
+labels: ["needs-triage"]
 assignees: ""
 ---
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_bug.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_bug.yaml
index c55cddcc8a..98966df6de 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_bug.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_bug.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: "🐛 Bug Report"
 description: Describe a bug in the parcels codebase. For support related to your specific use case, please post in Q&A in our Discussions tab.
-labels: ["bug"]
+labels: ["bug", "needs-triage"]
 body:
   - type: "input"
     attributes: