diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/bug_report.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/bug_report.md
index 89e9900d045c1eef7b06cf08d3809666a75c745f..d553301f9a71564f5d55a527dad69693b033bca6 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/bug_report.md
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/bug_report.md
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ Configured GitLab CI project or group variables:
 
 
 
-/label ~kind/bug ~status/needs-investigation
+/label ~"kind/bug" ~"status/needs-investigation"
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/feature_request.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/feature_request.md
index cc7b3fd7878b2153a3b7db670543ba9665b05a3f..b75185104c139e05d39a2a28db6ac9a20acbcc8b 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/feature_request.md
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/feature_request.md
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 (Any design change proposal could be also discussed on the _to be continuous_ Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/tbc-dev.)
 
 
-/label ~kind/enhancement ~status/needs-investigation
+/label ~"kind/enhancement" ~"status/needs-investigation"
diff --git a/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/bug_fix.md b/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/bug_fix.md
index 1c11bd494597ef82dd0c835584bbe06587584f0d..59daa99fc3d9f44178cf5fbc29afdc7cac5a1a9d 100644
--- a/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/bug_fix.md
+++ b/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/bug_fix.md
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ Fixes #999
 * Tested & examplified:
     * [ ] (url to a project sample successfully proving the merge request fixes the issue)
 
-/label ~kind/fix
+/label ~"kind/fix"
diff --git a/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/new_feature.md b/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/new_feature.md
index 0a521f87d825e33a81bc78282e9ced9266467c87..74abae94c94dc0768bb5c51fe51ad253fce113fe 100644
--- a/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/new_feature.md
+++ b/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/new_feature.md
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ Closes #999
     * [ ] (url to a project sample successfully using the new feature)
 
 
-/label ~kind/enhancement
+/label ~"kind/enhancement"