diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/implementation-ticket.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/implementation-ticket.yml
index bc43a13ee4c..439f94af74b 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/implementation-ticket.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/implementation-ticket.yml
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@ body:
       description: |
         Provide the "why", motivation, and alternative approaches considered -- linking to previous refinement issues, spikes, Notion docs as appropriate
           validations:
+    validations:
       required: false