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+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Report a bug encountered while running prometheus-adapter
+title: ''
+labels: kind/bug
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+<!-- Please use this template while reporting a bug and provide as much info as possible. Not doing so may result in your bug not being addressed in a timely manner. Thanks!
+
+If the matter is security related, please disclose it privately see https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/blob/master/SECURITY.md
+-->
+
+**What happened?**:
+
+**What did you expect to happen?**:
+
+**Please provide the prometheus-adapter config**:
+<details open>
+<summary>prometheus-adapter config</summary>
+
+<!--- INSERT config HERE --->
+
+</details>
+
+**Please provide the HPA resource used for autoscaling**:
+<details open>
+<summary>HPA yaml</summary>
+
+<!--- INSERT yaml HERE --->
+
+</details>
+
+**Please provide the HPA status**:
+
+**Please provide the prometheus-adapter logs with -v=6 around the time the issue happened**:
+<details open>
+<summary>prometheus-adapter logs</summary>
+
+<!--- INSERT logs HERE --->
+
+</details>
+
+**Anything else we need to know?**:
+
+**Environment**:
+- prometheus-adapter version: 
+- prometheus version: 
+- Kubernetes version (use `kubectl version`):
+- Cloud provider or hardware configuration:
+- Other info: