diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
index 39cdaa02d9..9ba46dd623 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ contact_links:
   - name: 🚀 Feature Request
     url: https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-js-v3
     about: Feature requests are no longer accepted in this repository. Please migrate to AWS SDK for JavaScript v3.
+  - name: 🐛 Bug Report
+    url: https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-js-v3
+    about: In Maintenance mode, we accept only critical bugs and security issues. Otherwise, migrate to AWS SDK for JavaScript v3.
+  - name: 📕 Documentation Issue
+    url: https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-js-v3
+    about: Documentation requests are no longer accepted in this repository. Please migrate to AWS SDK for JavaScript v3.
   - name: 💬 General Question
     url: https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-js/discussions/categories/q-a
     about: Please ask and answer questions as a discussion thread
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d73869aea..0000000000
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
----
-name: "📕 Documentation Issue"
-description: Report an issue in the API Reference documentation or Developer Guide
-title: "(short issue description)"
-labels: [documentation, needs-triage]
-assignees: []
-body:
-  - type: textarea
-    id: description
-    attributes:
-      label: Describe the issue
-      description: A clear and concise description of the issue.
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: textarea
-    id: links
-    attributes:
-      label: Links
-      description: |
-        Include links to affected documentation page(s).
-    validations:
-      required: true