diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index f3ba2cab8d0..7b90ac9be72 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ body:
         If a distro build is used, please just paste the package version, e.g. `systemd-254.7-1.fc39.x86_64`.
         See https://github.com/systemd/systemd-stable/tags for the list of most recent releases.
         For older version please use distribution trackers (see https://systemd.io/CONTRIBUTING#filing-issues).
-      placeholder: '255'
+      placeholder: '256.x'
     validations:
       required: true
 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml
index 645cef91673..1bf567b91af 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml
@@ -121,6 +121,6 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: The systemd version you checked that didn't have the feature you are asking for
       description: If this is not the most recently released upstream version, then please check first if it has that feature already.
-      placeholder: '255'
+      placeholder: '256.x'
     validations:
       required: false