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@@ -85,6 +85,142 @@ Versioning standard
 We follow the `semantic versioning <https://semver.org/>`_ convention to name the versions of Oríon.
 While in beta, we prepend a ``0`` on the left of the major version.
 
+GitHub labels
+=============
+
+The labels are divided in a few categories.
+The objective is to have precise labels while staying lean.
+Each category is identified with a color.
+Bold colors should be used for tags that should be easily findable when looking at the issues.
+
+Topic
+-----
+
+Specifies an area in the software or meta concerns.
+
+* |documentation|_
+* |tests|_
+
+.. |documentation| replace:: ``documentation``
+.. |tests| replace:: ``tests``
+.. _documentation: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/documentation
+.. _tests: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/tests
+
+Addition
+--------
+
+Specifies a new feature.
+
+* |feature|_
+
+.. |feature| replace:: ``feature``
+.. _feature: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/feature
+
+Improvement
+-----------
+
+Improves a feature or non-functional aspects (e.g., optimization, prettify, technical debt)
+
+* |enhancement|_
+
+.. |enhancement| replace:: ``enhancement``
+.. _enhancement: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/enhancement
+
+Problems
+--------
+
+Indicates an unexpected problem or unintended behavior
+
+* |bug|_
+
+.. |bug| replace:: ``bug``
+.. _bug: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/bug
+
+Status
+------
+
+Status of the issue or Priority
+
+* |blocked|_
+* |in progress|_
+* |in review|_
+
+.. |blocked| replace:: ``blocked``
+.. _blocked: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/blocked
+.. |in progress| replace:: ``in progress``
+.. _in progress: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/in%20progress
+.. |in review| replace:: ``in review``
+.. _in review: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/in%20review
+
+Discussion
+----------
+
+Questions or feedback about the project
+
+* |user question|_
+* |dev question|_
+* |feedback|_
+
+.. |user question| replace:: ``user question``
+.. _user question: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/user%20question
+.. |dev question| replace:: ``dev question``
+.. _dev question: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/dev%20question
+.. |feedback| replace:: ``feedback``
+.. _feedback: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/feedback
+
+Community
+---------
+
+Related to the community, calls to application
+
+* |help wanted|_
+* |good first issue|_
+
+.. |help wanted| replace:: ``help wanted``
+.. _help wanted: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/help%20wanted
+.. |good first issue| replace:: ``good first issue``
+.. _good first issue: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/good%20first%20issue
+
+Priority
+--------
+
+Qualifies priority bugs and features.
+This category enables the maintainers to identify which issues should be done in priority.
+Each label has a different shade based on the priority.
+
+* |critical|_
+* |high|_
+* |medium|_
+* |low|_
+
+.. |critical| replace:: ``critical``
+.. _critical: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/critical
+.. |high| replace:: ``high``
+.. _high: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/high
+.. |medium| replace:: ``medium``
+.. _medium: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/medium
+.. |low| replace:: ``low``
+.. _low: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/low
+
+Inactive
+--------
+
+No action needed or possible. The issue is either fixed, addressed
+
+* |on hold|_
+* |wont fix|_
+* |duplicate|_
+* |invalid|_
+
+.. |on hold| replace:: ``on hold``
+.. _on hold: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/on%20hold
+.. |wont fix| replace:: ``wont fix``
+.. _wont fix: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/wont%20fix
+.. |duplicate| replace:: ``duplicate``
+.. _duplicate: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/duplicate
+.. |invalid| replace:: ``invalid``
+.. _invalid: https://github.com/Epistimio/orion/labels/invalid
+
 .. _Github: https://github.com
 .. _flake8: http://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/
 .. _doc8: https://pypi.org/project/doc8/