diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dev_zig_nomination.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dev_zig_nomination.md
index 475bb5cd..b40d8172 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dev_zig_nomination.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dev_zig_nomination.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: (dev) Zig version update
 about: The process we follow to perform a Zig version update
 title: 'all: nominate Zig YYYY.MM'
-labels: ''
+labels: all, zig-update
 assignees: 'slimsag'
 
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