diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 8def64ec21..ada3830cfa 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name: Bug report
 about: Problems and issues with code or docs
 title: ''
+labels: kind/bug
 assignees: ''
 
 ---