diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG_REPORT.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG_REPORT.yml
index 6ff623b0e..bdc4126b8 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG_REPORT.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG_REPORT.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ body:
     id: version
     attributes:
       label: "Joplin version"
-      placeholder: "For example 2.3.6"
-      description: 
+      placeholder: "For example 1.0.5"
+      description: Please note that we will close the issue if this is not provided, as we cannot help without the version informatin.
     validations:
       required: true