diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.md
index 68b6d0f6269e..d6a891e1c518 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.md
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@ assignees: ''
 
 ## Compiler version
 
-``` bash
-# get compiler version via command line
-scalac -version
-```
+If you're not sure what version you're using, run `print scalaVersion` from sbt
+(if you're running scalac manually, use `scalac -version` instead).
 
 ## Minimized code
 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/crash.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/crash.md
index fdd097910a2c..dc935e310548 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/crash.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/crash.md
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@ assignees: ''
 
 ## Compiler version
 
-``` bash
-# get compiler version via command line
-scalac -version
-```
+If you're not sure what version you're using, run `print scalaVersion` from sbt
+(if you're running scalac manually, use `scalac -version` instead).
 
 ## Minimized code
 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other-issue.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other-issue.md
index eaf08b30ecde..cfa8618c542a 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other-issue.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/other-issue.md
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ assignees: ''
 
 ## Compiler version
 
-``` bash
-# get compiler version via command line
-scalac -version
-```
+If you're not sure what version you're using, run `print scalaVersion` from sbt
+(if you're running scalac manually, use `scalac -version` instead).
 
 ## Minimized example