diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/task.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/task.yml
index 253afa5c..eb9d0ee7 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/task.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/task.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ body:
         ## Objective
         - Objective 1
         - Objective 2
-  - type: markdown
+  - type: textarea
     attributes:
       label: 'Tasks'
       description: 'A list of tasks and/or sub-tasks to be carried out by a community member'