diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/api_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/api_request.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+name: API request
+about: Send a API request for the libc crate.
+labels: C-API-request
+---
+
+<!--
+Please provide the below information:
+
+* the target triple
+* link to the documentation of the API showing the type signatures, how to use
+  it, etc.
+
+In general, just please consider that the people who can help you are all very
+busy, they will be helping you in their free time, there are a lot of people in
+need of help so they need to prioritize to which issues they devote their free
+time, etc. So try to give most of the information upfront, be concise, show
+small self-contained examples (nobody has time to create a new cargo project,
+set up dependencies,...), etc. Help us help you.
+-->
diff --git a/.github/issue_template.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
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--- a/.github/issue_template.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-<!-- 
-**Help us help you.**
+---
+name: Bug Report
+about: Create a bug report for the libc crate.
+labels: C-bug
+---
 
-If you are reporting a bug, include:
+<!--
+Please provide the below information:
 
 * a Minimum Working Example without any dependencies (except libc) that shows
   the issue and ideally reproduces in the Rust playground
@@ -9,16 +13,11 @@ If you are reporting a bug, include:
 * instructions to reproduce, logs (e.g. build logs, links to Travis-CI logs,
   uploads to github gists, etc.).
 
-If you are requesting a new API, include:
-
-* the target triple
-* link to the documentation of the API showing the type signatures, how to use
-  it, etc.
-
 In general, just please consider that the people who can help you are all very
 busy, they will be helping you in their free time, there are a lot of people in
 need of help so they need to prioritize to which issues they devote their free
 time, etc. So try to give most of the information upfront, be concise, show
 small self-contained examples (nobody has time to create a new cargo project,
 set up dependencies,...), etc. Help us help you.
+
 -->