diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement.md
index 99e48046a6..c3af783230 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Enhancement Request
 about: Suggest an enhancement to the gateway-api project
-labels: kind/feature
+labels: kind/gep
 
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 <!-- Please only use this template for submitting enhancement requests -->