diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-- [ ]: I have our [Contribution Guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
-- [ ]: I checked for similar issues and didn't find anything relevant.
-- [ ]: This is not a security issue (which should be reported here: https://circleci.com/security/)
+- [ ] I have our [Contribution Guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
+- [ ] I checked for similar issues and didn't find anything relevant.
+- [ ] This is not a security issue (which should be reported here: https://circleci.com/security/)
 
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diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index dad3d19c3..110777f42 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-- [ ]: I have our [Contribution Guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
-- [ ]: I checked for similar issues and didn't find anything relevant.
-- [ ]: This is not a security issue (which should be reported here: https://circleci.com/security/)
+- [ ] I have our [Contribution Guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
+- [ ] I checked for similar issues and didn't find anything relevant.
+- [ ] This is not a security issue (which should be reported here: https://circleci.com/security/)
 
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