diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/New Official Project.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/New Official Project.md
index da4abdcb9dce7327566bb87262ba3c14502823ff..f76d6dbdee48d9bc552a173d369360d3a1ce4f64 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/New Official Project.md	
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/New Official Project.md	
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ If you want to add a new official project, here are some guidelines to follow:
    - All of these should be activated by default as per group rules but it's good to check.
 1. [ ] The *Protected Branches* in https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/my-example/-/settings/repository should specify
        `Allowed to merge` and `Allowed to push` as `Developers + Maintainers.`
+1. [ ] Disable unneeded project features under *Visibility, project features, permissions* (https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/my-example/edit)  
+   Often, but not always:
+   - Repository -> Container registry
+   - Repository -> Git Large File Storage (LFS)
+   - Repository -> Packages
+   - Analytics
+   - Requirements
+   - Security & Compliance
+   - Wiki
+   - Operations
 
 ## GitHub.com mirroring checklist