diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
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+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Tell us about a problem you are experiencing
+labels: kind/bug
+
+---
+
+
+**What steps did you take and what happened:**
+[A clear and concise description of what the bug is.]
+
+
+**What did you expect to happen:**
+
+
+**Anything else you would like to add:**
+[Miscellaneous information that will assist in solving the issue.]
+
+
+**Environment:**
+
+- Cluster-api-ipam-provider-in-cluster version:
+- Cluster-api version:
+- Kubernetes version: (use `kubectl version`):
+- OS (e.g. from `/etc/os-release`):
+
+/kind bug
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
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+---
+name: Feature enhancement request
+about: Suggest an idea for this project
+labels: enhancement, kind/feature
+
+---
+
+
+**Describe the solution you'd like**
+[A clear and concise description of what you want to happen.]
+
+
+**Anything else you would like to add:**
+[Miscellaneous information that will assist in solving the issue.]
+
+
+/kind feature
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
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+---
+name: Release
+about: Release checklist
+labels: kind/release
+
+---
+
+## Release
+
+Release vX.X.X
+
+## Checklist
+
+- [ ] Update metadata & clusterctl-settings
+- [ ] Update docs, (compatibility table, usage etc) .
+- [ ] Create tag.
+- [ ] Update the created draft release to include (BREAKING Changes, Important Notes).
+- [ ] Promote the [image](https://github.com/kubernetes/k8s.io/blob/main/registry.k8s.io/images/k8s-staging-capi-ipam-ic/images.yaml), 
+- [ ] Publish the release.
+
+
+/assign @cluster-api-ipam-provider-in-cluster-maintainers
+/kind release