diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yaml
index 79bc995d..dc3bd0f4 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-blank_issues_enabled: true
+blank_issues_enabled: false
 contact_links:
  - name: Matrix Spec Discussion
    url: "https://matrix.to/#/#matrix-spec:matrix.org"