diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG_REPORT.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG_REPORT.yaml
index 09c4cb95b..fb15beb72 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG_REPORT.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG_REPORT.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Bug Report
 description: "Create a bug report to help us improve ZITADEL."
 title: "[Bug]: "
 labels: ["bug"]
+type: Bug
 body:
 - type: markdown
   attributes: