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@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ month. When we say 'the most recent monthly release', this can refer to either
 the version currently running on GitLab.com, or the most recent version
 available in the package repositories.
 
+A regression issue should be labeled with the appropriate [subject label](../CONTRIBUTING.md#subject-labels-wiki-container-registry-ldap-api-etc)
+and [team label](../CONTRIBUTING.md#team-labels-ci-discussion-edge-platform-etc),
+just like any other issue, to help GitLab team members focus on issues that are
+relevant to [their area of responsibility](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/workflow/#choosing-something-to-work-on).
+
 ## Release retrospective and kickoff
 
 - [Retrospective](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/workflow/#retrospective)