diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index 10f746dd34eb508d6da75c2ec7710c6210ff8faa..38070098d7dabc993c32e1319cd686d724b58e4a 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ body:
     id: platform-version-if-selfhosting
     attributes:
       label: If you're self-hosting Renovate, tell us what version of the platform you run.
+      description: |
+        This field is for the version number of your _platform_, so one of these:
+          - GitHub (.com and Enterprise)
+          - GitLab (.com and CE/EE)
+          - Bitbucket Cloud
+          - Bitbucket Server
+          - Azure DevOps
+          - Gitea
     validations:
       required: false