diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/default.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/default.md
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+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-Fixes #
-
-**Description of changes:**
-
--
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<!--
+  All PRs must be labelled with one of the following labels:
+  - enhancement
+  - bug
+  - chore
+  - area/ci
+  - area/tests
+  - dependencies
+
+  And with one of the following PRs:
+  - semver-major
+  - semver-minor
+  - semver-patch
+-->
+
+Fixes #
+
+**Description of changes:**
+
+-
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/release.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/release.md
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-## Changes since v
-
-## 🚀 Features
-
-*
-
-## 🐛 Bug Fixes
-
-*
-
-## 🧰 Maintenance
-
-*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/require-semver-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/require-semver-labels.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: Require Semver Labels
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, labeled, unlabeled, synchronize]
+jobs:
+  label:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: mheap/github-action-required-labels@v1
+        with:
+          mode: exactly
+          count: 1
+          labels: "semver-major, semver-minor, semver-patch, area/ci, area/tests"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/require-type-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/require-type-labels.yml
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+name: Require Release Category Labels
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, labeled, unlabeled, synchronize]
+jobs:
+  label:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: mheap/github-action-required-labels@v1
+        with:
+          mode: exactly
+          count: 1
+          labels: "enhancement, bug, chore, area/ci, area/tests, dependencies"