diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0086358db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+blank_issues_enabled: true
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue_template.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue_template.yml
similarity index 97%
rename from .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue_template.yaml
rename to .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue_template.yml
index bbd6bab28..576af0095 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue_template.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue_template.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 name: "User Story Template"
-
-description: "Use this template for creating user stories."
-
+description: "Use this template for creating user stories"
 title: "User Story: [Brief description of the user story]"
 
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