diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index b297dfc4ee8..7e6995d76d9 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Bug report
 about: Did you encounter something unexpected or incorrect in the Dataverse software?
   We'd like to hear about it!
 title: ''
-labels: ''
+labels: 'Type: Bug'
 assignees: ''
 
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