diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/---bug-report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/---bug-report.md
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--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/---bug-report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/---bug-report.md
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ assignees: ''
 
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 **What happened**:
@@ -17,6 +19,10 @@ assignees: ''
 
 **How to reproduce it (as minimally and precisely as possible)**:
 
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 **Environment**: