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@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ If you're looking for help with your code, consider posting a question on [Stack
 
 When opening an issue, use a descriptive title and include your environment (operating system, Python version, spaCy version). Our [issue template](https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/issues/new) helps you remember the most important details to include.
 
+If you've discovered a bug, you can also submit a [regression test](#fixing-bugs) straight away. When you're opening an issue to report the bug, simply refer to your pull request in the issue body.
+
+### Issue labels
+
 We use the following system to tag our issues:
 
 | Issue label | Description |