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+name: PAPI Bug Report
+description: File a PAPI bug report.
+title: "[Bug]: "
+body:
+  - type: input
+    id: system-and-architecture-of-users-machine
+    attributes:
+      label: What is the system and architecture of your machine?
+      placeholder: e.g. 6.1.129-1.el9.elrepo.x86_64 
+  - type: input
+    id: cpu-architecture
+    attributes:
+      label: What CPU architecture are you using?
+      placeholder: e.g. Intel Xeon Gold 6140 CPU 
+      
+