diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Create feature_request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Create feature_request.yml
index 8d1f136a..067e734b 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Create feature_request.yml	
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Create feature_request.yml	
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ body:
         - label: "I want to work on this issue"
           required: false
         - label: "I am a part of gssoc26"
-          required: true
+          required: false
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index 2c770659..79413126 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ body:
         - label: "I want to work on this issue"
           required: false
         - label: "I am a part of gssoc26"
-          required: true
+          required: false
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation_update.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation_update.yml
index 243ba03a..69301857 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation_update.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation_update.yml
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ body:
         - label: "I want to work on this issue"
           required: false
         - label: "I am a part of gssoc26"
-          required: true
+          required: false