diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/early-pre-release.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/early-pre-release.md
index cff656ad4..b0171cdfe 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/early-pre-release.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/early-pre-release.md
@@ -16,11 +16,21 @@ Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > Update the product versions based on what has been decided upon in the _Product Spreadsheet[^1]_.
+> Follow these rules when creating the tracking issues for individual images:
+>
+> - Major/minor changes:
+>   - Removal and deprecation of entire major or minor version branches
+>   - Adding a new major/minor version (optionally marking it as LTS)
+> - Patch-level changes:
+>   - Removal and deprecation if individual patch-level versions
+>   - Marking a (new) patch-level version as LTS
+>   - Adding a new patch-level version
 
 [^1]: Currently this is a private spreadsheet
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > Replace the items in the task lists below with the subsequent tracking issue.
+> Remove this and the above admonitions afterwards to de-clutter the tracking issue.
 
 ## Product Container Images
 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-java.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-java.md
index 2a164a7cc..8e33a2de6 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-java.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-java.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-stackable.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-stackable.md
index 25a18689e..0c24873b2 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-stackable.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-stackable.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
 > [!TIP]
 > Please add the `scheduled-for/YY.M.X` label, and add to the [Stackable Engineering][1] project.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-ubi-rust-builders.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-ubi-rust-builders.md
index 1f3c1b11f..cb552e447 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-ubi-rust-builders.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-ubi-rust-builders.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ developers need newer versions , which could be multiple times in a release.
 If there are no bumps in a release, we can still rely on SecObserve and Renovate
 to alert us to security vulnerabilities.
 -->
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-vector.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-vector.md
index 80ec582de..8572e7287 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-vector.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-base-vector.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-airflow.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-airflow.md
index bcdb7d2fc..920267539 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-airflow.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-airflow.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-druid.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-druid.md
index f2f699738..ff7ed16e1 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-druid.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-druid.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-hbase-phoenix-omid.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-hbase-phoenix-omid.md
index e06c9614e..e7ad729dc 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-hbase-phoenix-omid.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-hbase-phoenix-omid.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-hdfs.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-hdfs.md
index 846a7e1ae..b75b424c3 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-hdfs.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-hdfs.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-hive.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-hive.md
index 0dfa635aa..2b1e39a94 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-hive.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-hive.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-kafka.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-kafka.md
index 45308bafa..56f501406 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-kafka.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-kafka.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-nifi.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-nifi.md
index 5e3a1a4ce..33571c475 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-nifi.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-nifi.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-opa.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-opa.md
index ac80ef91f..7a7b167df 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-opa.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-opa.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-opensearch.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-opensearch.md
index 8f0761d68..da15c9734 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-opensearch.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-opensearch.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-spark.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-spark.md
index 3080a3688..6d497d178 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-spark.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-spark.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-superset.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-superset.md
index d98e63bc5..a89629a15 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-superset.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-superset.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-trino.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-trino.md
index c3fadbf46..a91ece5f1 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-trino.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-trino.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-zookeeper.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-zookeeper.md
index 89427ef62..6959a14df 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-zookeeper.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/update-product-zookeeper.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ projects: ['stackabletech/10']
 assignees: ''
 ---
 
-Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/xxx>.
+Part of <https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/xxx>.
 
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