From 3167bd9f723eb4bd21a88467b33c45576e6a1d6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ruth Comer <10599679+rcomer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:40:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add discovery method to bug report template

---
 .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index f3595d2b7865..371439ae8d73 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ body:
         - Has this worked in earlier versions?
         - Do you know why this bug is happening?
         - Do you maybe even know a fix?
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: discovery
+    attributes:
+      label: Bug discovery
+      description: How did you find this bug?
+      options:
+        - Through organic Matplotlib usage (it impacts user work)
+        - Systematically searching for bugs (e.g. fuzzing)
+        - Other
   - type: input
     id: operating-system
     attributes: