diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 042d691de..3f36754a0 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: Bug report
+labels: ["kind/bug"]
 about: Create a report to help us improve
 ---