diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/core-issue.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/core-issue.md
index 4db433259f0df34015406e2566e131afdf8e164c..2c6b73fb4cd7ebfacf516c1d4b9fcd5395a33ef7 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/core-issue.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/core-issue.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Server Core Issue
 about: Template for creating an issue with bbb-web, akka-apps, or other server component
 title: ''
-labels: ''
+labels: Core
 assignees: ''
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/installation-issue.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/installation-issue.md
index 1dec426474de103c71289d2e043ca56fa516b512..ae0e8e1a33a843df02ce9b693b4ccf42cf19cc74 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/installation-issue.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/installation-issue.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Installation issue (not a support question)
 about: Template for issues encountered during installation
 title: ''
-labels: ''
+labels: Installation
 assignees: ''
 
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