diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
index 655d9e466a..1c9f5e5331 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Bug report
 description: Scanpy doesn’t do what it should? Please help us fix it!
 #title: ...
-labels: [bug]
+labels: ['Bug 🐛']
 #assignees: []
 body:
 - type: checkboxes
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement-request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement-request.yml
index fa5946df51..c03851c7b6 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement-request.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement-request.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Enhancement request
 description: Anything you’d like to see in scanpy?
 #title: ...
-labels: [enhancement]
+labels: ['Enhancement ✨']
 #assignees: []
 body:
 - type: dropdown