diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/04-repository-tooling.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/04-repository-tooling.yml
index da4360a2ef..03e9af72fb 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/04-repository-tooling.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/04-repository-tooling.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ body:
     type: textarea
 description: Report a bug or request an enhancement in the Mocha repository's internal tooling
 labels:
-  - "area: repository-tooling"
+  - "area: repository tooling"
 name: 🛠 Repository Tooling
 title: "🛠 Repo: <short description of the change>"