diff --git a/lib/Git/IssueManager.pm b/lib/Git/IssueManager.pm
index 464b488..2da8a03 100644
--- a/lib/Git/IssueManager.pm
+++ b/lib/Git/IssueManager.pm
@@ -195,6 +195,17 @@ sub tag
   return $tag->content;
 }
 
+=method available_types
+
+returns an array of available/supported issue types
+
+=cut
+sub available_types
+{
+  my $self = shift;
+
+  return ("bug","security-bug","improvement","feature","task","epic");
+}
 
 =method init