diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index 2557290f..c25612aa 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 This is:
 
+```
 - [ ] a bug report
 - [ ] a feature request
 - [ ] **not** a usage question (ask them on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/phpspreadsheet or https://gitter.im/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet)
+```
 
 ### What is the expected behavior?
 
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 0488d5b0..eba1f1e2 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 This is:
 
+```
 - [ ] a bugfix
 - [ ] a new feature
+```
 
 Checklist:
 
@@ -11,4 +13,4 @@ Checklist:
 - [ ] CHANGELOG.md contains a short summary of the change
 - [ ] Documentation is updated as necessary
 
-What does it change?
+### Why this change is needed?