diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index 6692b984f57..25a2298a0a8 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: CGAL issue template
+name: Issue
 about: Use this template for reporting issues with CGAL
 title: ''
 labels: ''
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ba13e0cec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+blank_issues_enabled: false