diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/report_issue.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/report_issue.yml
index 0ce0d4914..3e012be6e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/report_issue.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/report_issue.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ body:
       label: Acknowledgements
       description: Your issue will be closed if you haven't done these steps.
       options:
-        - label: I have searched the existing issues and this is a new ticket, **NOT** a duplicate or related to another open issue.
+        - label: I have searched the existing issues and this is a new ticket, **NOT** a duplicate or related to another open or closed issue.
           required: true
         - label: I have written a short but informative title.
           required: true
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request_feature.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request_feature.yml
index 995015a9e..77d31de71 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request_feature.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request_feature.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ body:
       label: Acknowledgements
       description: Your issue will be closed if you haven't done these steps.
       options:
-        - label: I have searched the existing issues and this is a new ticket, **NOT** a duplicate or related to another open issue.
+        - label: I have searched the existing issues and this is a new ticket, **NOT** a duplicate or related to another open or closed issue.
           required: true
         - label: I have written a short but informative title.
           required: true
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request_meta.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request_meta.yml
index f605f50d6..e925beaf6 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request_meta.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request_meta.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ body:
       label: Acknowledgements
       description: Your issue will be closed if you haven't done these steps.
       options:
-        - label: I have searched the existing issues and this is a new ticket, **NOT** a duplicate or related to another open issue.
+        - label: I have searched the existing issues and this is a new ticket, **NOT** a duplicate or related to another open or closed issue.
           required: true
         - label: I have written a short but informative title.
           required: true
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request_source.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request_source.yml
index dc0328ad9..419fe4fc6 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request_source.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/request_source.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ body:
       label: Acknowledgements
       description: Your issue will be closed if you haven't done these steps.
       options:
-        - label: I have searched the existing issues and this is a new ticket, **NOT** a duplicate or related to another open issue.
+        - label: I have searched the existing issues and this is a new ticket, **NOT** a duplicate or related to another open or closed issue.
           required: true
         - label: I have written a title with source name.
           required: true