diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/RELEASE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/RELEASE.md
index 5dd070886..97701f30e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/RELEASE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/RELEASE.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
-name: Release
-about: Schedule a release
+name: "Maintainers only: Release"
+about: For maintainers to schedule a quarterly release
+labels: Release
 ---
 
 ## Main Release