diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/custom.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/use-this-issue-template.md
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rename from .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/custom.md
rename to .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/use-this-issue-template.md
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--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/custom.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/use-this-issue-template.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
-name: Custom issue template
-about: Describe this issue template's purpose here.
+name: Use this issue template
+about: Please read https://github.com/tmux/tmux/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
 title: ''
 labels: ''
 assignees: ''