diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue-template.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue-template.md
index b4829fa390..a49bde406e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue-template.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue-template.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: Issue template
-about: stale issue tracker
+about: please visit https://www.gromacs.org for the main project 
 title: ''
 labels: ''
 assignees: ''