diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request-a-new-port.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request-a-new-port.md
index 65c9bf01c1949d..f8ac0d0aa75863 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request-a-new-port.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request-a-new-port.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Request a new port
 about: Request a new port/library that vcpkg should support
 title: "[New Port Request] <library name here>"
-labels: new port request - consider making a PR!
+labels: "category:new-port,info:good-first-issue"
 assignees: ''
 
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