diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue-report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue-report.yml
index 57535d411c..9f442c91e2 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue-report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue-report.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ body:
 - type: markdown
   attributes:
     value: |
-      Follow the [Kubeflow Guidelines](https://github.com/kubeflow/manifests/blob/master/README.md) for installation.
+      Follow the [Kubeflow installation guidelines](https://github.com/kubeflow/manifests/blob/master/README.md).
 - type: checkboxes
   id: Vaildation
   attributes:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ body:
       required: true
     - label: Are you posting in the right repository ?
       required: true
-    - label: Did you follow the installation guide https://github.com/kubeflow/manifests?tab=readme-ov-file ?
+    - label: Did you follow the [Kubeflow installation guideline](https://github.com/kubeflow/manifests/blob/master/README.md) ?
       required: true
     - label: Is the issue report properly structured and detailed with version numbers?
       required: true
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ body:
     description: Which version of the Kubeflow platform are you using?
     options:
     - master
-    - 1.8
+    - 1.9
   validations:
     required: true
 - type: textarea