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+---
+name: bug
+about: Create an issue of a bug
+title: 'Bug: ???'
+labels: 'bug'
+---
+
+## Bug Description
+
+A clear and concise description of the bug.
+
+## Reproduction Steps
+
+best to provide your values.yaml, a brief description of your cluster and version of geonode-k8s here. 
+
+##  Behavior
+
+A description of what you expected to happen and what actually happened.
+
+## Additional Information
+
+Any additional information or context that may be helpful in resolving the bug.
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+---
+name: new feature
+about: Create an issue of a feature request.
+title: 'Feature: ???'
+labels: 'feature'
+---
+
+## Feature Description
+
+A clear and concise description of the feature.
+
+## Proposed Solution
+
+A description of how you propose implementing the feature.
+
+## Additional Information
+
+Any additional information or context that may be helpful in implementing the feature.
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+---
+name: new task/todo
+about: Create an issue of a task or todo, e.g. missing docs
+title: 'Task: ???'
+labels: 'task'
+---
+
+## Task Description
+
+A clear and concise description of the task.
+
+## Additional Information
+
+Any additional information or context that may be helpful in completing the task.
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+## Description
+
+A brief description of the feature or bug that this pull request addresses.
+
+## Type of Change
+
+Please select the relevant option:
+
+- [ ] Bug fix
+- [ ] New feature
+- [ ] Documentation update
+- [ ] Refactoring
+- [ ] Other (please describe)
+
+## Related Issue
+
+If there is an existing issue related to this pull request, please reference it here.
+
+closes #
+
+## Checklist
+
+Please ensure that your pull request meets the following requirements:
+
+- The pull request is limited to one type (docs, feature, bug fix, etc.)
+- The pull request is as small as possible. Consider opening multiple pull requests instead of one large one.
+- The feature or bug fix has been discussed and documented in an issue beforehand.
+
+## Additional Notes
+
+Any additional information or context regarding the pull request can be provided here.
+
+Thank you for creating this pull request
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