diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
index 45120a46f..c05a0c707 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Bug report
 description: Something is not working correctly
-labels: "Status: Needs triage :mag:, Issue: Bug Report :bug:"
+labels: "Needs triage :mag:, Bug Report :bug:"
 
 body:
   - type: markdown
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.yml
index a310531f3..ec145b11f 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Feature request
 description: Suggest an idea for this project
-labels: "Status: Needs triage :mag:, Issue: Feature Request :nerd_face:"
+labels: "Needs triage :mag:, Feature Request :nerd_face:"
 
 body:
   - type: markdown
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/general-question.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/general-question.yml
index 29e6a76ba..3f7baee39 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/general-question.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/general-question.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: General question
 description: General questions around Vizro
-labels: "Status: Needs triage :mag:, Issue: General Question :question:"
+labels: "Needs triage :mag:, General Question :question:"
 
 body:
   - type: markdown
diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index e56592345..88111bc0c 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-"Package: Vizro-AI :robot:":
+"Vizro-AI :robot:":
   - changed-files:
       - any-glob-to-any-file: ["vizro-ai/**/*"]
diff --git a/tools/check_branch_name.sh b/tools/check_branch_name.sh
index 33ff6bcec..561b34d29 100755
--- a/tools/check_branch_name.sh
+++ b/tools/check_branch_name.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 BRANCH_LOCAL=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD)
 BRANCH_CI=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:-${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}}
-REGEX="^(main|(release|feat|bug|docs|qa|dev|demo|ci|tidy|dependabot)\/[^/]+(/[^/]+)*)$"
+REGEX="^(main|(release|feat|bug|docs|qa|dev|demo|ci|tidy|dependabot|poc)\/[^/]+(/[^/]+)*)$"
 
 if ! [[ $BRANCH_LOCAL =~ $REGEX ]]  && [[ $BRANCH_CI =~ $REGEX ]]; then
   echo "Branch name is invalid - please rename your branch following this regex syntax: $REGEX"