diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index c8c894c26..626f85e7b 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-# Bug reporting
+
+
+<br>
+<br>
+**!!! PLEASE READ BEFORE REPORTING !!!**
+<br>
+<br>
 
 A good bug report has some very specific qualities, so please read over our short document on [reporting bugs][report_bugs] before submitting a bug report.
 
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 4fa34e9b3..11cd5c080 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-# Contributing guidelines
+
+
+<br>
+<br>
+**!!! PLEASE READ BEFORE CONTRIBUTING !!!**
+<br>
+<br>
 
 Please read our [contribution workflow][contributing] before submitting a pull request.