diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 92d0662b331..2d7fcde8536 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -5,22 +5,56 @@ title: ''
 labels: ''
 assignees: ''
 
----
+body:
+  - type: input
+    attributes:
+      label: Version
+      description: What version of `tesseract` are you using?
+      placeholder: Post a tag (e.g., `0.25.0`) or commit hash (e.g., `5ad42b6`)
+    validations:
+      required: True
 
-**Version**
-What version of `tesseract` are you using? Post a tag (e.g., `0.25.0`) or commit hash (e.g., `5ad42b6`)
+  - type: dropdown
+    attributes:
+      label: OS Version
+      description: What OS version are you running?
+      options:
+        - Ubuntu 20.04
+        - Ubuntu 22.04
+        - Ubuntu 24.04
+        - MacOS 12
+        - MacOS 14
+        - Windows (MSVC 2019)
+        - Windows (MSVC 2022)
+        - Other (please specify in the bug description)
+      validations:
+        required: True
 
-**Describe the bug**
-A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
+  - type: textarea
+    attributes:
+      label: Describe the bug
+      placeholder: |
+        A clear and concise description of the bug
+    validations:
+      required: True
 
-**To Reproduce**
-Describe the steps to reproduce the behavior:
+  - type: textarea
+    attributes:
+      label: To Reproduce
+      placeholder: | 
+        Describe the steps to reproduce the behavior
 
-**Expected behavior**
-A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
+  - type: textarea
+    attributes:
+      label: Expected behavior
+      value: | 
+        A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
 
-**Operating System**
-Ubuntu 22.04
+  - type: textarea
+    attributes:
+      label: Relevant log output
+      placeholder: |
+        Paste log output here
+      render: bash
 
-**Relevant log output**
-Paste relevant log output (no screenshots) into a Markdown block (i.e., \```...\```)
+---