diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/add-github-handle.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/add-github-handle.md
index 6600a84bb9..4519cab7c3 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/add-github-handle.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/add-github-handle.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: github-handle in project file
 about: For adding github-handle to member data in a project file
 title: Add github-handle for [INSERT NAME] in [INSERT PROJECT FILE]
 labels: 'Complexity: Small, feature: spelling, good first issue, P-Feature: Project
-  Info and Page, ready for dev lead, role: back end/devOps, role: front end, size:
+  Info and Page, ready for merge team, role: back end/devOps, role: front end, size:
   0.5pt, size: 0.25pt'
 assignees: ''