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+---
+name: "\U0001F41B Bug report"
+about: Create a report to help us improve
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+## steps
+sbt version: *insert sbt version*
+
+
+## problem
+
+
+
+## expectation
+
+
+
+## notes
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--feature-request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--feature-request.md
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+---
+name: "\U0001F389Feature request"
+about: Suggest an idea for this project
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+Please use https://discuss.lightbend.com/c/tooling including a specific user story instead of posting them to the issue tracker.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--question.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--question.md
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+---
+name: "❓ Question"
+about: Please use https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/sbt for questions
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+Please use https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/sbt for questions instead of posting them to the issue tracker.