diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-bug-report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-bug-report.md
index f3cdc4c88..2a16bb7ce 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-bug-report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-bug-report.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Bug report
 about: Report a problem with this software or project
-labels: kind/bug-report
+labels: "k: bug-report"
 ---
 
 <!--
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2-feature-request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2-feature-request.md
index f509bc0d3..a76a94e01 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2-feature-request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2-feature-request.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Feature request
 about: Request a feature or suggest an enhancement
-labels: kind/feature-request
+labels: "k: feature-request"
 ---
 
 <!--
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3-task.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3-task.md
index 10c9e6d00..72690ec96 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3-task.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3-task.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Project task
 about: Describe a task that needs to be done
-labels: kind/task
+labels: "k: task"
 ---
 
 <!--
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
index 2b9aa3f7e..6603b202e 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ updates:
     cooldown:
       default-days: 7
     labels:
-      - "area/dependencies"
-      - "area/docker"
+      - "a: dependencies"
+      - "p: docker"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     # The "github-actions" code explicitly looks in /.github/workflows if the
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ updates:
     cooldown:
       default-days: 7
     labels:
-      - "area/dependencies"
-      - "area/devops"
+      - "a: dependencies"
+      - "a: devops"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
     # OpenFermion has requirements.txt files in multiple places.
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ updates:
       default-days: 7
     versioning-strategy: "increase-if-necessary"
     labels:
-      - "area/dependencies"
+      - "a: dependencies"