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+  name: 'good first issue'
+  color: '5319e7'
+  description: 'Good for newcomers'
+  aliases: []
+-
+  name: 'help wanted'
+  color: '008672'
+  description: 'Extra attention is needed'
+  aliases: []
+-
+  name: 'status: pending'
+  color: c5def5
+  description: 'More info is needed before deciding what to do'
+  aliases: []
+-
+  name: 'status: pinned'
+  color: 0052cc
+  description: 'Should not be labeled as stale'
+  aliases: []
+-
+  name: 'status: stale'
+  color: fbca04
+  description: 'Inactive issues and PRs'
+  aliases: []
+-
+  name: 'status: wontfix'
+  color: cfd3d7
+  description: 'This will not be worked on'
+  aliases: []
+-
+  name: 'type: bug'
+  color: d73a4a
+  description: 'Verified problems that need to be worked on'
+  aliases: []
+-
+  name: 'type: chore'
+  color: C5DEF5
+  description: 'Code changes that neither fix bugs nor add features (refactoring, dependency changes, ...)'
+  aliases: []
+-
+  name: 'type: docs'
+  color: C5DEF5
+  description: 'Documentation changes'
+  aliases: []
+-
+  name: 'type: duplicate'
+  color: cfd3d7
+  description: 'This issue or pull request already exists'
+  aliases: []
+-
+  name: 'type: feature'
+  color: 0E8A16
+  description: 'New feature or feature request'
+  aliases: []
+-
+  name: 'type: fix'
+  color: 1D76DB
+  description: 'Updates to existing functionalities'
+  aliases: []
+-
+  name: 'type: invalid'
+  color: e4e669
+  description: 'This doesn''t seem right'
+  aliases: []
+-
+  name: 'type: not a bug'
+  color: 0e8a16
+  description: 'Reports that happen not be our fault'
+  aliases: []
+-
+  name: 'type: question'
+  color: d876e3
+  description: 'Further information is requested'
+  aliases: []