diff --git a/.devbots/needs-triage.yml b/.devbots/needs-triage.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e41d30a9e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devbots/needs-triage.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# adds a triage 3 minutes after creation.
+# triagers should replace this label with any appropriate labels, then, the cc-bot will cc interested parties.
+enabled: true
+label: "needs triage"
+delay: 3
+# issus only have assignees, milestones, or these labels when a core contributor created them.
+# no need to add the triage label in that case
+skip_when_has_assignee: true
+skip_when_has_milestone: true
+# consider it triaged once a label is added. this means issues cannot have automatic labels
+skip_when_has_labels: ["*"]
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 546f5bc2ef..d6385acebc 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 name: Bug report
 about: Create a bug report to help us improve
 title: ''
-labels: bug
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation.md
index f5ff43d6f0..8af0010885 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 name: Typos and doc fixes
 about: Tell us about how we can improve our documentation
 title: ''
-labels: docs
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index 11da695dec..a7992723a9 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 name: Feature request
 about: Propose a feature for this project
 title: ''
-labels: feature
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/refactor.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/refactor.md
index 5e07b0aae2..22a1eac158 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/refactor.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/refactor.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 name: Refactor
 about: Suggest a code refactor or deprecation
 title: ''
-labels: refactor
 assignees: ''
 ---