From d4dec40e621493ebc62388ad03c0c99a7866db13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthias Fleschuetz <13959569+blindzero@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:05:12 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] fixed linting in other.md

---
 .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.md | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.md
index 41589346..299323b4 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other.md
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ assignees:
   - blindzero
 ---
 
----
 > ⚠️ Note — Please use the dedicated templates
 >
 > - Bug report: https://github.com/blindzero/IdentityLifecycleEngine/issues/new?template=bug_report.md
 > - Feature request: https://github.com/blindzero/IdentityLifecycleEngine/issues/new?template=feature_request.md
----
 
 # Description
 

From a85dd82901359d4c379f6918abdb0b7440e9ca2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthias Fleschuetz <13959569+blindzero@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:05:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] moved PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

---
 .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af279bc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Summary
+
+Provide a short summary of the changes.
+
+## Motivation
+
+Why is this change needed? What problem does it solve?
+
+## Type of Change
+
+Please select the relevant option:
+
+- [ ] Bug fix
+- [ ] New feature
+- [ ] Breaking change
+- [ ] Documentation update
+- [ ] Refactoring / internal improvement
+
+## Changes
+
+- 
+- 
+- 
+
+## Testing
+
+Describe how this change was tested.
+
+- [ ] Unit tests
+- [ ] Contract tests
+- [ ] Manual testing
+
+### How to test & review
+
+If helpful, provide additional information how to test.
+
+## Checklist
+
+- [ ] Code follows STYLEGUIDE.md
+- [ ] Tests added or updated
+- [ ] Documentation updated
+- [ ] No UI/auth logic added to IdLE.Core
+- [ ] No breaking changes without discussion
+
+## Related Issues
+
+Link related issues here (if any).
+
+Closes #...

From 77debc8a73dd4a0ec63f1edcbe8c949a23bb6326 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthias Fleschuetz <13959569+blindzero@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:05:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] removed links to issue creation as contact_links as they
 create duplicates to issue template links

---
 .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml | 9 ---------
 1 file changed, 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
index c8958b07..023e2085 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,3 @@ contact_links:
   - name: "IdLE Documentation"
     url: "https://blindzero.github.io/IdentityLifecycleEngine/"
     about: "Read the official Identity Lifecycle Engine documentation."
-  - name: "Report a bug"
-    url: "https://github.com/blindzero/IdentityLifecycleEngine/issues/new?template=bug_report.md"
-    about: "Create a bug report for Identity Lifecycle Engine."
-  - name: "Report a feature request"
-    url: "https://github.com/blindzero/IdentityLifecycleEngine/issues/new?template=feature_request.md"
-    about: "Create a feature request for Identity Lifecycle Engine."
-  - name: "Any other issue"
-    url: "https://github.com/blindzero/IdentityLifecycleEngine/issues/new?template=other.md"
-    about: "Create an issue for anything else regarding Identity Lifecycle Engine."

From dd2e34b3a526403d9f2330cfed8bb431126b716b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthias <13959569+blindzero@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:10:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] language typo fix

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index af279bc5..cf471dcc 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Describe how this change was tested.
 
 ### How to test & review
 
-If helpful, provide additional information how to test.
+If helpful, provide additional information on how to test.
 
 ## Checklist