diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config_help.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config_help.md
index 827aa380f39ca0a5e21c6a4331357a48b65c3eda..13045c5a2392dc2856d98692b452bc2da31f8f5d 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config_help.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config_help.md
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
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 name: Configuration help
-about: Please create an issue in renovatebot/config-help instead
+about: Please open an new config help post in the discussions tab
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 Stop!
 
-Configuration help questions for Renovate are very welcome! However, please raise them in the https://github.com/renovatebot/config-help repository instead.
+Configuration help questions for Renovate are very welcome!
+However, please don't create a new issue.
+Instead use the [discussions tab](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/discussions).
 
-Maybe you might already find your question answered there by a past issue. If not, please [create a new issue](https://github.com/renovatebot/config-help/issues/new).
+Search the discussions forum to see if your config question is already answered.
+If not, create a new "config help" discussions post to get help from the Renovate team.