diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-bounty.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-bounty.md
index 2c009ef..778a473 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-bounty.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-bounty.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: New Bounty
 about: Propose a bounty for Waku
 title: "[BOUNTY] <Title of the bounty>"
-labels: open
+labels: ''
 assignees: hackyguru
 
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