diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ebcafc15..000000000
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
----
-name: Bug report
-about: Create a report to help us improve
-title: ''
-labels: C-bug, S-needs-triage
-assignees: ''
-
----
-
-## Description
-
-<!--
-Enter your issue details here.
--->
-
-[short summary of the bug]
-
-### Steps to Reproduce
-
-I tried this:
-
-[behavior or code sample that causes the bug]
-
-```sh
-copy and paste the exact commands or code here
-```
-
-### Expected Behaviour
-
-I expected to see this happen: [explanation]
-
-### Actual Behaviour
-
-Instead, this happened: [explanation]
-
-### Zebra Logs
-
-<!--
-Copy and paste the last 100 Zebra log lines.
-Or upload the full logs to https://gist.github.com/ and add a link to them here.
--->
-
-<details>
-
-```
-copy and paste the logs here
-```
-
-</details>
-
-## Environment
-
-### Zebra Version
-
-<!--
-For bugs in `zebrad`, run `zebrad version`.
-
-For bugs in the `zebra` libraries, list the `zebra` crate versions.
-You can get this information using cargo-tree:
-cargo install cargo-tree
-cargo tree | grep zebra
--->
-
-### Operating System
-
-<!--
-Linux, macOS, BSD: the output of `uname -a`
-Windows: Windows version and 32-bit or 64-bit
--->
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3bf463a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+name: Bug report
+description: Create a report to help us improve
+title: '[User reported bug]: '
+labels: C-bug, S-needs-triage
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Thanks for taking the time to fill out this bug report!
+  - type: textarea
+    id: what-happened
+    attributes:
+      label: What happened?
+      description: Also tell us, what did you expect to happen?
+      value: "I expected to see this happen:
+
+
+      Instead, this happened:
+
+    "
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: reproduce
+    attributes:
+      label:  What were you doing when the issue happened?
+      description: Copy and paste the exact commands or code here.
+      placeholder: "Behavior or code sample that causes the bug"
+    validations:
+      required: false
+  - type: textarea
+    id: logs
+    attributes:
+      label: Zebra logs
+      description: Copy and paste the last 100 Zebra log lines or upload the full logs to https://gist.github.com/ and add a link to them here.
+      placeholder: "Copy and paste the logs here"
+    validations:
+      required: false
+  - type: input
+    id: zebrad-version
+    attributes:
+      label: Zebra Version
+      description: "For bugs in `zebrad`, run `zebrad --version`."
+      placeholder: "zebrad 1.0.0-placeholder"
+    validations:
+      required: false
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: os
+    attributes:
+      label: Which operating systems does the issue happen on?
+      description: You may select more than one.
+      options:
+        - label: Linux
+        - label: macOS
+        - label: Windows
+        - label: Other OS
+  - type: input
+    id: os-details
+    attributes:
+      label: OS details
+      description: "Linux, macOS, BSD: the output of `uname -a`; Windows: version and 32-bit or 64-bit; Other OS: name and version"
+      placeholder:
+    validations:
+      required: false
+  - type: textarea
+    id: anything-else
+    attributes:
+      label: Additional information
+      description: Is there anything else that could help us solve this issue?
+    validations:
+      required: false
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 4788d60ab..7d8ce5326 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ how to build, run, and instrument Zebra.
 ## Bug Reports
 [bug-reports]: #bug-reports
 
-[File an issue](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/issues/new/choose)
-on the issue tracker using the bug report template.
+Please [create an issue](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/issues/new?assignees=&labels=C-bug%2C+S-needs-triage&projects=&template=bug_report.yml&title=) on the Zebra issue tracker.
 
 ## Pull Requests
 [pull-requests]: #pull-requests