diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_bug.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_bug.yaml
index a247971187..e0d563afc3 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_bug.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_bug.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: '🪲 Bug Report'
+name: '🪲 Report a bug'
 description: 'Report a bug that you have encountered'
 labels:
   - type:bug
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_documentation.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_documentation.yaml
index 00f6bfd67a..ad530522eb 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_documentation.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_documentation.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: '📖 Documentation Issue'
+name: '📖 Report an issue in the documentation'
 description: 'Report an issue in the Backstage documentation'
 labels:
   - domain:docs
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/03_suggestion.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/03_suggestion.yaml
index 886fb01822..3178ae9fd0 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/03_suggestion.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/03_suggestion.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: '💡 Change Suggestion'
+name: '💡 Suggest a change'
 description: 'Suggest an idea for a new feature or change to Backstage'
 labels:
   - type:suggestion
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/04_maintenance.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/04_maintenance.yaml
index 6113dcb7ec..742db7ee0f 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/04_maintenance.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/04_maintenance.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: '🚧 Maintenance Task'
+name: '🚧 Track a maintenance task'
 description: 'Track a maintenance task'
 labels:
   - type:maintenance