diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Bug-Report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Bug-Report.yml
index f4b7ee8515..102895601c 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Bug-Report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Bug-Report.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ body:
       label: What happened?
       description: Also tell us, what did you expect to happen?
       placeholder: Tell us what you see!
-      value: "A bug happened!"
+      value: ""
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: dropdown
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Feature-Request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Feature-Request.yml
index 18da2e0f94..f1d5d8b689 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Feature-Request.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Feature-Request.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ body:
     id: version
     attributes:
       label: Snipe-IT Version
-      description: What version of Snipe-IT are you seeing this issue on? You can find the version number in the footer of any page in Snipe-IT.
+      description: What version of Snipe-IT are you currently running? You can find the version number in the footer of any page in Snipe-IT.
       placeholder: ex. v8.3.1 - build 19577 (master)
     validations:
       required: true
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ body:
       label: How can we help?
       description: Let us know in detail what feature you'd like to see added. While we can't promise to implement every feature request, we do read every one and take them into consideration when planning future releases.
       placeholder: Tell us what you want!
-      value: "Something really cool"
+      value: ""
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: checkboxes