diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/README.md b/packages/babel-cli/README.md
index 0da92b482c..c6deca1bf3 100644
--- a/packages/babel-cli/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > Babel command line.
 
-See our website [@babel/cli](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-cli.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20cli%22) associated with this package.
+See our website [@babel/cli](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-cli.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20cli%22+is%3Aopen) associated with this package.
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/README.md b/packages/babel-core/README.md
index c0d4a3483f..2440b2e84e 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-core/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > Babel compiler core.
 
-See our website [@babel/core](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-core.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20core%22) associated with this package.
+See our website [@babel/core](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-core.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20core%22+is%3Aopen) associated with this package.
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/README.md b/packages/babel-parser/README.md
index 9b4dcf7ca1..0f127f9507 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > A JavaScript parser
 
-See our website [@babel/parser](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-parser.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20babylon%22) associated with this package.
+See our website [@babel/parser](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-parser.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20babylon%22+is%3Aopen) associated with this package.
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-polyfill/README.md b/packages/babel-polyfill/README.md
index 1831a3ec5b..8083cc4c97 100644
--- a/packages/babel-polyfill/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-polyfill/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > Provides polyfills necessary for a full ES2015+ environment
 
-See our website [@babel/polyfill](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-polyfill.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20polyfill%22) associated with this package.
+See our website [@babel/polyfill](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-polyfill.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20polyfill%22+is%3Aopen) associated with this package.
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-env/README.md b/packages/babel-preset-env/README.md
index f9badd7b07..1fa65cf3a1 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-env/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-env/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > A Babel preset for each environment.
 
-See our website [@babel/preset-env](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-preset-env.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20preset-env%22) associated with this package.
+See our website [@babel/preset-env](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-preset-env.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20preset-env%22+is%3Aopen) associated with this package.
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-flow/README.md b/packages/babel-preset-flow/README.md
index b1518969c2..bc9df99d70 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-flow/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-flow/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > Babel preset for all Flow plugins.
 
-See our website [@babel/preset-flow](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-preset-flow.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22area%3A%20flow%22) associated with this package.
+See our website [@babel/preset-flow](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-preset-flow.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22area%3A%20flow%22+is%3Aopen) associated with this package.
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-react/README.md b/packages/babel-preset-react/README.md
index 90c0112683..de3cd53b7e 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-react/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-react/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > Babel preset for all React plugins.
 
-See our website [@babel/preset-react](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-preset-react.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22area%3A%20react%22) associated with this package.
+See our website [@babel/preset-react](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-preset-react.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22area%3A%20react%22+is%3Aopen) associated with this package.
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-typescript/README.md b/packages/babel-preset-typescript/README.md
index 1f67205003..002bd80de3 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-typescript/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-typescript/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > Babel preset for TypeScript.
 
-See our website [@babel/preset-typescript](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-preset-typescript.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22area%3A%20typescript%22) associated with this package.
+See our website [@babel/preset-typescript](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-preset-typescript.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22area%3A%20typescript%22+is%3Aopen) associated with this package.
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-register/README.md b/packages/babel-register/README.md
index 484b051239..df91aff67e 100644
--- a/packages/babel-register/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-register/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > babel require hook
 
-See our website [@babel/register](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-register.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20register%22) associated with this package.
+See our website [@babel/register](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-register.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20register%22+is%3Aopen) associated with this package.
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/README.md b/packages/babel-traverse/README.md
index be738dab1b..f70c28e4ec 100644
--- a/packages/babel-traverse/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > The Babel Traverse module maintains the overall tree state, and is responsible for replacing, removing, and adding nodes
 
-See our website [@babel/traverse](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-traverse.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20traverse%22) associated with this package.
+See our website [@babel/traverse](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-traverse.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20traverse%22+is%3Aopen) associated with this package.
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-types/README.md b/packages/babel-types/README.md
index 928eb40e42..fddf55a96c 100644
--- a/packages/babel-types/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-types/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > Babel Types is a Lodash-esque utility library for AST nodes
 
-See our website [@babel/types](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-types.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20types%22) associated with this package.
+See our website [@babel/types](https://new.babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-types.html) for more information or the [issues](https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22pkg%3A%20types%22+is%3Aopen) associated with this package.
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/scripts/generators/readmes.js b/scripts/generators/readmes.js
index 9cfd9136d5..49926cdbb6 100644
--- a/scripts/generators/readmes.js
+++ b/scripts/generators/readmes.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const getPackageJson = pkg => require(join(packageDir, pkg, "package.json"));
 const getIssueLabelLink = l =>
   `https://github.com/babel/babel/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22${encodeURIComponent(
     l
-  )}%22`;
+  )}%22+is%3Aopen`;
 
 const labels = {
   "babel-preset-typescript": getIssueLabelLink("area: typescript"),