diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index 3597ea8d1..8b9677709 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 <!--- Please provide a summary in the title and describe your issue here.
 Is this a bug or feature request? If a bug, include all the steps that led to the issue.
 
-If you're looking for help with your code, consider posting a question on Stack Overflow instead:
-http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/spacy -->
-
+If you're looking for help with your code, consider posting a question here:
 
+- GitHub Discussions: https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/discussions
+- Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/spacy
+-->
 
 ## Your Environment
-<!-- Include details of your environment. If you're using spaCy 1.7+, you can also type 
+
+<!-- Include details of your environment. If you're using spaCy 1.7+, you can also type
 `python -m spacy info --markdown` and copy-paste the result here.-->
-* Operating System: 
-* Python Version Used: 
-* spaCy Version Used: 
-* Environment Information: 
+
+- Operating System:
+- Python Version Used:
+- spaCy Version Used:
+- Environment Information:
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3c2b56cd3..a0ffd0127 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ also often include helpful tips and solutions to common problems. You should
 also check the [troubleshooting guide](https://spacy.io/usage/#troubleshooting)
 to see if your problem is already listed there.
 
-If you're looking for help with your code, consider posting a question on
-[Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/spacy) instead. If you
-tag it `spacy` and `python`, more people will see it and hopefully be able to
-help. Please understand that we won't be able to provide individual support via
-email. We also believe that help is much more valuable if it's **shared publicly**,
+If you're looking for help with your code, consider posting a question on the
+[GitHub Discussions board](https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/discussions) or
+[Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/spacy). Please
+understand that we won't be able to provide individual support via email. We
+also believe that help is much more valuable if it's **shared publicly**,
 so that more people can benefit from it.
 
 ### Submitting issues