diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
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+name: Bug Report
+description: Report a bug related to WeatherGenerator.
+labels: ["bug"]
+body:
+  - type: textarea
+    id: what-happened
+    attributes:
+      label: What happened?
+      description: |
+        Expected Results: What was supposed to happen?
+
+        Actual Results: What happened when you got the bug?
+        
+        Additional Information: Add anything else you feel we need to know e.g. The exact error message printed
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: reproduce
+    attributes:
+      label: What are the steps to reproduce the bug?
+      description: |
+        Minimal steps to reproduce the behavior:
+        - code branch with ALL configuration files
+        - HPC
+        - run_id
+        - command run
+        - if applicable: node configuration
+    validations:
+      required: "false"
+  - type: input
+    id: data
+    attributes:
+      label: Hedgedoc link to logs and more information. This ticket is public, do not attach files directly.
+      description: Please put all relevant information (logs, plots, etc.) in the Hedgedoc and link it here.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/initiative.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/initiative.yml
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+name: Initiative
+description: A piece of work that will likely take more than a week to complete.
+title: "[ISSUE] "
+labels: ["initiative"]
+
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Describe the task. It can be a feature, a set of experiments, documentation, etc.
+
+        Be specific and provide context.
+
+        Tips for writing good initiatives:
+        https://gitlab.jsc.fz-juelich.de/esde/WeatherGenerator-private/-/wikis/Design-docs/Writing-a-design-doc
+
+  - type: input
+    id: hedgedoc_url
+    attributes:
+      label: Hedgedoc URL, if you are keeping notes, plots, logs in hedgedoc.
+      description: Hedgedoc URL, if you are keeping notes, plots, logs in hedgedoc.
+      placeholder: "https://gitlab.jsc.fz-juelich.de/hedgedoc/..."
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+
+  - type: input
+    id: design_url
+    attributes:
+      label: URL to the design document
+      description: Paste a link to logs, screenshots, or related resources
+      placeholder: ""
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: area
+    attributes:
+      label: Area
+      description: The general area this task relates to.
+      options:
+        - label: datasets, data readers, data preparation and transfer
+        - label: model
+        - label: science
+        - label: infrastructure and engineering
+        - label: evaluation, export and visualization
+        - label: documentation
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+
+
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/task.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/task.yml
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+name: Task / Issue
+description: A task or issue that should take less than a week to complete.
+title: "[ISSUE] "
+
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Describe the task. It can be a feature, documentation, etc.
+        
+        Be specific and provide context.
+
+  - type: input
+    id: hedgedoc_url
+    attributes:
+      label: Hedgedoc URL, if you are keeping notes, plots, logs in hedgedoc.
+      description: Paste a link to logs, screenshots, or related resources
+      placeholder: "https://gitlab.jsc.fz-juelich.de/hedgedoc/..."
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: area
+    attributes:
+      label: Area
+      description: The general area this task relates to.
+      options:
+        - label: datasets, data readers, data preparation and transfer
+        - label: model
+        - label: science
+        - label: infrastructure and engineering
+        - label: evaluation, export and visualization
+        - label: documentation
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+
+