diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dev-ticket.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dev-ticket.yml
index 99a8531..add26f5 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dev-ticket.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dev-ticket.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Development Ticket
 description: Implementation work, bugs, refactors, technical tasks, spikes, or operational work.
 title: "[Ticket]: "
 labels: ["ticket"]
+type: Task
 body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/epic.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/epic.yml
index a423b54..b6aa791 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/epic.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/epic.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Epic
 description: A large initiative spanning multiple stories with a meaningful business or technical objective.
 title: "[Epic]: "
 labels: ["epic"]
+type: Epic
 body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/user-story.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/user-story.yml
index c087596..1157ab3 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/user-story.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/user-story.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: User Story
 description: A user need or a valuable capability, with testable acceptance criteria.
 title: "[Story]: "
 labels: ["user-story"]
+type: Story
 body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes: