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-Please include the command line and a test file with your issue report.
-
-If possible, please use a test file that we can include in future test cases (no personal information, no copyrighted material).
-
-If you wish to encrypt a test file for the OCRmyPDF maintainer only, see the [Wiki](https://github.com/jbarlow83/OCRmyPDF/wiki).
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+**Describe the issue**
+A clear and concise description of what the issue is.
+
+**To Reproduce**
+What command line were you trying to run?
+
+```bash
+ocrmypdf  ...arguments... input.pdf output.pdf
+```
+
+**Example file**
+Please include an example *input* PDF (or image). The input file is more helpful.
+
+Please check any or all that apply about the test file:
+
+- [ ] This is the input file
+- [ ] The file contains no personal or confidential information
+- [ ] I am the copyright holder for this file
+- [ ] I permit this file to be included in the OCRmyPDF test suite under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 license
+- [ ] I am not the copyright holder, but this file is available under a free software license
+
+Files that are not free for inclusion in this project are quite welcome, but we like to collect free files for our test suite when possible. Please do *not* submit files with confidential information. At your option you may encrypt files for OCRmyPDF's author only.
+
+**Expected behavior**
+A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen. Include screenshots if applicable.
+
+**System:**
+
+- OS: [e.g. Linux, macOS]
+- OCRmyPDF Version: [e.g. v7.4.0]
+
+**Additional context**
+Add any other context about the problem here.