Remove auto-labels from issue templates#12972
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The bug_report, submit-a-request, and submit-a-design-proposal issue templates currently auto-apply 'bug' and 'enhancement' labels. This causes issues to arrive pre-labeled with types that may not be accurate, making triage harder since the template-applied labels can't be trusted. Removing auto-labels ensures all type classification happens during triage, giving the team confidence that labeled issues have been reviewed. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
Removes template-assigned type labels from legacy GitHub Markdown issue templates so that issue type classification happens during triage rather than at submission time.
Changes:
- Removed the default
enhancementlabel from the “Submit a request” template. - Removed the default
enhancementlabel from the “Submit a design proposal” template. - Removed the default
buglabel from the “Bug report” template.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/submit-a-request.md | Stops auto-applying enhancement to new “request” issues. |
| .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/submit-a-design-proposal.md | Stops auto-applying enhancement to new “design proposal” issues. |
| .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md | Stops auto-applying bug to new “bug report” issues. |
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Yup lgtm. Let's see how this goes!
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This MR contains the following updates: | Package | Update | Change | |---|---|---| | [cli/cli](https://github.com/cli/cli) | minor | `v2.88.1` → `v2.89.0` | MR created with the help of [el-capitano/tools/renovate-bot](https://gitlab.com/el-capitano/tools/renovate-bot). **Proposed changes to behavior should be submitted there as MRs.** --- ### Release Notes <details> <summary>cli/cli (cli/cli)</summary> ### [`v2.89.0`](https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v2.89.0): GitHub CLI 2.89.0 [Compare Source](cli/cli@v2.88.1...v2.89.0) ####`gh agent-task` now works on ghe.com tenancies `gh agent-task` commands previously failed with `401 Unauthorized` for users on ghe.com tenancy hosts because the Copilot API URL was hardcoded. The URL is now resolved dynamically per host, so `gh agent-task` works correctly regardless of your GitHub hosting environment. #### Experimental new prompter A new TUI-based prompter powered by [charmbracelet/huh](https://github.com/charmbracelet/huh) is available behind the `GH_EXPERIMENTAL_PROMPTER` environment variable. This is an early preview — try it out and share feedback! ``` export GH_EXPERIMENTAL_PROMPTER=1 ``` #### `gh issue create` and `gh issue transfer` no longer require extra token scopes `gh issue create` and `gh issue transfer` previously fetched repository fields they didn't need, which could require additional token scopes. These commands now fetch only the minimal fields necessary for issue operations. #### What's Changed ##### ✨ Features - `gh pr create`, `gh issue create`, `gh issue edit`: search-based assignee selection and login-based mutation on github.com by [@​BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in [#​13009](cli/cli#13009) - Add experimental huh-only prompter gated by `GH_EXPERIMENTAL_PROMPTER` by [@​BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in [#​12859](cli/cli#12859) ##### 🐛 Fixes - fix(agent-task): resolve Copilot API URL dynamically for ghe.com tenancies by [@​BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in [#​12956](cli/cli#12956) - fix(issue): avoid fetching unnecessary fields in `issue create` and `issue transfer` by [@​babakks](https://github.com/babakks) in [#​12884](cli/cli#12884) - fix: resolve data race in codespaces port forwarder by [@​Lslightly](https://github.com/Lslightly) in [#​13033](cli/cli#13033) ##### 📚 Docs & Chores - Record agentic invocations in User-Agent header by [@​williammartin](https://github.com/williammartin) in [#​13023](cli/cli#13023) - docs: clarify that `gh pr edit --add-reviewer` can re-request reviews by [@​joshjohanning](https://github.com/joshjohanning) in [#​13021](cli/cli#13021) - Add AGENTS.md by [@​williammartin](https://github.com/williammartin) in [#​13024](cli/cli#13024) - Fix typo: remove extra space in README.md link by [@​realMelTuc](https://github.com/realMelTuc) in [#​12725](cli/cli#12725) - Align triage.md with current triage process by [@​tidy-dev](https://github.com/tidy-dev) in [#​13030](cli/cli#13030) - Remove auto-labels from issue templates by [@​tidy-dev](https://github.com/tidy-dev) in [#​12972](cli/cli#12972) - Consolidate actor-mode signals into `ApiActorsSupported` by [@​BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in [#​13025](cli/cli#13025) - Fix acceptance test failures: git identity, headRepository JSON, obsolete traversal test by [@​BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in [#​13037](cli/cli#13037) #####
Dependencies - chore(deps): bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.79.2 to 1.79.3 by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​12963](cli/cli#12963) - chore(deps): bump github.com/google/go-containerregistry from 0.20.7 to 0.21.3 by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​12962](cli/cli#12962) - chore(deps): bump github.com/zalando/go-keyring from 0.2.6 to 0.2.8 by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​13031](cli/cli#13031) - chore(deps): bump microsoft/setup-msbuild from 2.0.0 to 3.0.0 by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​13005](cli/cli#13005) - chore(deps): bump mislav/bump-homebrew-formula-action from 3.6 to 4.1 by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​13004](cli/cli#13004) - chore(deps): bump azure/login from 2.3.0 to 3.0.0 by [@​dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#​12951](cli/cli#12951) #### New Contributors - [@​joshjohanning](https://github.com/joshjohanning) made their first contribution in [#​13021](cli/cli#13021) - [@​realMelTuc](https://github.com/realMelTuc) made their first contribution in [#​12725](cli/cli#12725) - [@​Lslightly](https://github.com/Lslightly) made their first contribution in [#​13033](cli/cli#13033) **Full Changelog**: [v2.88.1...v2.89.0](cli/cli@v2.88.1...v2.89.0) </details> --- ### Configuration 📅 **Schedule**: Branch creation - At any time (no schedule defined), Automerge - At any time (no schedule defined). 🚦 **Automerge**: Disabled by config. Please merge this manually once you are satisfied. ♻ **Rebasing**: Whenever MR becomes conflicted, or you tick the rebase/retry checkbox. 🔕 **Ignore**: Close this MR and you won't be reminded about this update again. --- - [ ] <!-- rebase-check -->If you want to rebase/retry this MR, check this box --- This MR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate). <!--renovate-debug:eyJjcmVhdGVkSW5WZXIiOiI0My45MS40IiwidXBkYXRlZEluVmVyIjoiNDMuOTEuNCIsInRhcmdldEJyYW5jaCI6Im1haW4iLCJsYWJlbHMiOlsiUmVub3ZhdGUgQm90IiwiYXV0b21hdGlvbjpib3QtYXV0aG9yZWQiLCJkZXBlbmRlbmN5LXR5cGU6Om1pbm9yIl19-->
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Problem
The
bug_report,submit-a-request, andsubmit-a-design-proposalissue templates currently auto-applybugandenhancementlabels respectively. This means issues arrive pre-labeled with type classifications that may not be accurate — an issue filed as a "bug" might actually be an enhancement, and vice versa.During FR triage, these template-applied labels can't be trusted, making it harder to distinguish between issues that have been properly triaged and those that just have auto-applied labels.
Solution
Remove the auto-applied labels from all three issue templates:
bug_report.md: removedbuglabelsubmit-a-request.md: removedenhancementlabelsubmit-a-design-proposal.md: removedenhancementlabelThis ensures all type classification happens during triage, giving the team confidence that labeled issues have actually been reviewed.