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+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Create a bug report. Please use the discussions section for general or troubleshooting questions.
+title: '[bug]: '
+labels: ["bug", "needs triage"]
+assignees: ''
+---
+
 ### Background
 
 Describe your issue here.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
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+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: Documentation for lnd and lightning-terminal
+    url: https://docs.lightning.engineering/
+    about: Please make sure the documentation cannot answer your question first.
+  - name: Lightning Community Slack
+    url: https://lightning.engineering/slack.html
+    about: Please ask and answer questions here.
+  - name: Security issue disclosure policy
+    url: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd#security
+    about: Please refer to this document when reporting security related issues.