diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/----streams_edit.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/----streams_edit.yml
index fab7b94e6..7c2acceb7 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/----streams_edit.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/----streams_edit.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ body:
 
   - type: textarea
     attributes:
-      label: Notes (optional)
+      label: Notes
       placeholder: 'Anything else we should know?'
 
   - type: checkboxes