diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index dd84ea7..f3d5c41 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Bug report
 about: Create a report to help us improve
 title: ''
-labels: ''
+labels: bug
 assignees: ''
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1648e3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+name: Documentation
+about: Request additions or corrections to documentation
+title: ''
+labels: documentation
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+**Is your request for additional documentation?**
+If so, please indicate:
+* what information you would like added to the documentation, 
+* where you think it should be included (e.g. a section of the online documentation, or a particular docstring in the code), and 
+* why it would be helpful to users.
+
+**Is your request for a correction to the documentation?**
+If so, please indicate:
+* what the error is
+* where the issue is found (e.g. a specific page/section of the online documentation, or the module/function/class/method containing the docstring in question).
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index bbcbbe7..11fc491 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Feature request
 about: Suggest an idea for this project
 title: ''
-labels: ''
+labels: enhancement
 assignees: ''
 
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