diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/epic.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/epic.md
index 88ba1f93b76bf..b8815ccbc6ce1 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/epic.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/epic.md
@@ -13,5 +13,10 @@ assignees: ''
 ### Analysis
 (links to analysis docs containing architecture design work, requirements gathering, etc)
 
-### Tasks
-- [ ] _Checklist of sub tasks goes here, represented as links to GitHub issues_
+<!-- task list will be automatically generated from below. 
+     Just add issue references, i.e. #23, #458 and it will
+     be picked up.
+ >
+<!-- EPIC:DATA
+     
+-->
diff --git a/.github/workflows/autolabel.yml b/.github/workflows/autolabel.yml
index 492680514c64d..85c2ed5e518f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autolabel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autolabel.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ jobs:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       name: auto label
       steps:
-      - name: Debug Action
-        uses: hmarr/debug-action@v1.0.0
+#      - name: Debug Action
+#        uses: hmarr/debug-action@v1.0.0
       - name: issuelabeler
         continue-on-error: true
         uses: docker://maxandersen/jbang-issuelabeler
diff --git a/.github/workflows/epicissues.yml b/.github/workflows/epicissues.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..07e0998b1ba97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/epicissues.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: "Epic issue lists"
+on:
+    issues:
+      types: [opened, edited, labeled]
+
+jobs:
+    autolabel:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      name: auto label
+      steps:
+#      - name: Debug Action
+#        uses: hmarr/debug-action@v1.0.0
+      - name: epicmaker
+        uses: docker://maxandersen/jbang-epic-maker
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ISSUE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          BOTNAME: quarkusbot
+          EPICLABEL: kind/epic
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