diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement.yml
index a0b241b55..d2f7a9205 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Enhancement
 description: Suggest an improvement to an existing kubo feature.
 labels:
   - kind/enhancement
+  - need/triage
 body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature.yml
index d368588b4..77445f29f 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Feature
 description: Suggest a new feature in Kubo.
 labels:
   - kind/feature
+  - need/triage
 body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes: