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.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

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+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: Join Our Slack Channel wg-manifests.
+    url: https://www.kubeflow.org/docs/about/community/
+    about: Join our slack channel and access our meeting schedule.
+

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue-report.yml

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+name: Issue Report
+description: Report an Issue
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Hello, Please fill out the sections below to help everyone identify and fix the bug
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: Vaildation
+    attributes:
+      label: Validation Checklist
+      options:
+        - label: Is this a Kubeflow issue?
+          required: true
+        - label: Are you posting in the right repository ?
+          required: true
+        - label: Did you follow the installation guide https://github.com/kubeflow/manifests?tab=readme-ov-file ?
+          required: true
+        - label: Is the issue report properly structured and detailed with version numbers?
+          required: true
+        - label: Is this for Kubeflow development ?
+          required: false
+        - label: Would you like to work on this issue?
+          required: false
+        - label: Join our slack channel using [wg-manifests](https://www.kubeflow.org/docs/about/community/).
+          required: false
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: version
+    attributes:
+      label: Version
+      description: What version of our software are you running?
+      options:
+        - master
+        - 1.9
+        - 1.8
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: description
+    attributes:
+      label: Describe your issue
+      placeholder: When I Proceed this issue is occured. 
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: steps
+    attributes:
+      label: Steps to reproduce the issue
+      placeholder: |
+        1. Try this ...
+        2. Then do this ...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: screenshots
+    attributes:
+      label: Put here any screenshots or videos (optional)
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        > **Note:** Please note that you have to fill required fields to post an Issue.
+          If not please close or redo the issue and join our slack channel [wg-manifests](https://www.kubeflow.org/docs/about/community/) here. This link also contains our meeting schedule. 
+
+        **Thanks for reporting this issue! We will get back to you as soon as possible.** 

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

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+# Pull Request Template for Kubeflow manifests Issues
+
+- Please include a summary of changes and the related issue. 
+- List any dependencies that are required for this change. 
+- Please delete the options that are not relevant.
+- The following checklist will help you to satisfy the requirements.
+
+
+
+## ✏️ A brief description of the changes
+> I changed ...
+
+## 📦 List any dependencies that are required for this change
+> My PR depends on #
+
+## 🐛 If this PR is related to an issue, please put the link of the issue here.
+> The following issues are related, because ...
+
+
+
+## ✅ Unit Test Checklist
+
+  - [] 🛠️ Make sure you have installed kustomize == 5.2.1+     
+  - [] ✍️ Have you written new tests for your core changes, as applicable?      
+  - [] 🔄 Have you successfully run existing tests with your changes ?    
+  - [] 🚀 Have you successfully run existing and new tests with your changes ?
+
+## ✅ Contributor checklist
+  - [] All the commits have been _signed-off_  (To pass the `DCO` check)
+  - [] Submit the [Contributor License Agreements](https://cla.developers.google.com/clas) (To pass the `cla/google` check)
+
+
+---     
+
+>You can join our slack channel **wg-manifests** [here](https://www.kubeflow.org/docs/about/community/). This link also contains our meeting schedule.
+