diff --git a/.github/issue_template.md b/.github/issue_template.md
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--- a/.github/issue_template.md
+++ b/.github/issue_template.md
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-Please search for existing solutions to your problem.
+<!--
+Please search for existing solutions to your problem before filling out this bug report template.
+
 - Issue list: https://github.com/dlang/dub/issues?q=is%3Aissue
 - Cookbook: https://github.com/dlang/dub/wiki/Cookbook
 - Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/dub
+-->
 
 ### System information
-- **dub version** (e.g. dub 1.3.0)
-- **OS Platform and distribution** (e.g. Windows 10, Linux Ubuntu 16.04)
+<!-- replace examples with your info -->
+- **dub version**: (e.g. dub 1.3.0)
+- **OS Platform and distribution**: (e.g. Windows 10, Linux Ubuntu 16.04)
 - **compiler version** (e.g. dmd-2.074.1)
 
 ### Bug Description