diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index ccc915a..795176c 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,36 +1,37 @@
 <!--
-- Please ask questions at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/loopbackjs or
+Questions:
+  https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/loopbackjs
   https://gitter.im/strongloop/loopback
-
-- Immediate support is available through our subscription plans, see
+Immediate support:
   https://strongloop.com/api-connect-faqs/
+  https://strongloop.com/node-js/subscription-plans/
 -->
 
-### Bug or feature request
+# Description/Steps to reproduce
 
 <!--
-Mark your choice with an "x" (eg. [x], NOT [*]).
+If feature: A description of the feature
+If bug: Steps to reproduce
 -->
 
-- [ ] Bug
-- [ ] Feature request
+# Link to reproduction sandbox
 
-### Description of feature (or steps to reproduce if bug)
+<!--
+Link to an app sandbox for reproduction
 
+Note: Failure to provide a sandbox application for reproduction purposes will result in the issue being closed.
+-->
 
+# Expected result
 
-### Link to sample repo to reproduce issue (if bug)
-
-
-
-### Expected result
-
-
-
-### Actual result (if bug)
-
-
-
-### Additional information (Node.js version, LoopBack version, etc)
+<!--
+Also include actual results if bug
+-->
 
+# Additional information
 
+<!--
+Copy+paste the output of these two commands:
+  node -e 'console.log(process.platform, process.arch, process.versions.node)'
+  npm ls --prod --depth 0 | grep loopback
+-->
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index d2b240f..368cb4c 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -6,17 +6,18 @@
 <!--
 Please use the following link syntaxes:
 
-- #49 (to reference issues in the current repository)
-- strongloop/loopback#49 (to reference issues in another repository)
+- connect to #49 (to reference issues in the current repository)
+- connect to strongloop/loopback#49 (to reference issues in another repository)
 -->
 
-- None
+- connect to <link_to_referenced_issue>
 
 ### Checklist
 
 <!--
-Please mark your choice with an "x" (i.e. [x], see
+- Please mark your choice with an "x" (i.e. [x], see
 https://github.com/blog/1375-task-lists-in-gfm-issues-pulls-comments)
+- PR's without test coverage will be closed.
 -->
 
 - [ ] New tests added or existing tests modified to cover all changes
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 06110fe..12358f7 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+2017-06-22, Version 3.0.1
+=========================
+
+ * Update Italian translated strings Q2 2017 (Allen Boone)
+
+ * Update translated strings Q2 2017 (Allen Boone)
+
+ * Replicate new issue_template from loopback (Siddhi Pai)
+
+ * Replicate issue_template from loopback repo (Siddhi Pai)
+
+
 2017-05-22, Version 3.0.0
 =========================
 
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74b80d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Lines starting with '#' are comments.
+# Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more owners,
+# the last matching pattern has the most precendence.
+
+* @raymondfeng @lehni
diff --git a/intl/it/messages.json b/intl/it/messages.json
index c1c5ffd..0ac5dd7 100644
--- a/intl/it/messages.json
+++ b/intl/it/messages.json
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {
   "1e5fea50eef843cbffd1d438494912c8": "Impossibile risolvere il percorso \"{0}\"",
   "34319676975b1abf107da7a056abb434": "Formato di normalizzazione non valido - \"{0}\"",
-  "3a7049e42006e8bc19e0f4fc8df63b6b": "The `app` is powered by an incompatible loopback version {0}. Versioni supportate: {1}",
-  "3f93b626dd9a1c33d67490f6e71018b5": "WARNING: Main config file \"{0}{{.json}}\" is missing",
+  "3a7049e42006e8bc19e0f4fc8df63b6b": "La `app` si basa su una versione loopback non compatibile {0}. Versioni supportate: {1}",
+  "3f93b626dd9a1c33d67490f6e71018b5": "AVVERTENZA: file di configurazione principale \"{0}{{.json}}\" mancante",
   "4d052d84c8620730afd4a30832f11724": "Impossibile configurare il modello {0} sconosciuto",
   "4ed668e9187650d898acf97707df445a": "{{phase}} \"{0}\" non definita nella configurazione principale.",
   "6447e6b342a2c51ab0bc53b3cbdf3742": "Conflitto di ordinamento: impossibile aggiungere \"{0}\" dopo \"{1}\", perché è già stato specificato l'ordine opposto",
   "70654dc6eb565613a33344efed3de998": "Caricamento dello script di boot non riuscito: {0}\n{1}",
-  "7f7bdcadb75abfef1bd8a126d547dd6d": "{0} non viene risolto in un valore valido, restituito come {1}. \"{2}\" must be resolvable in Environment variable or by {{app.get()}}.",
-  "91a742b7c3568cf6b6755741a70b3c52": "The {{middleware}} \"{0}\" in {{phase}} \"{1}\"is not defined in the main config.",
-  "a3aa22086ae4976cd013065c9a3ff81c": "Cannot apply {0}: ",
-  "be2cf2868ba54624fe38e9908dde5e9e": "The data in {{model-config.json}} is in the unsupported {{1.x}} format.",
+  "7f7bdcadb75abfef1bd8a126d547dd6d": "{0} non viene risolto in un valore valido, restituito come {1}. \"{2}\" deve essere risolto in una variabile di ambiente o da {{app.get()}}.",
+  "91a742b7c3568cf6b6755741a70b3c52": "{{middleware}} \"{0}\" in {{phase}} \"{1}\" non definito nella configurazione principale.",
+  "a3aa22086ae4976cd013065c9a3ff81c": "Impossibile applicare {0}: ",
+  "be2cf2868ba54624fe38e9908dde5e9e": "I dati in {{model-config.json}} sono nel formato {{1.x}} non supportato.",
   "ec551b6f2fafd8d40af801ebe5bb09f6": "Eliminazione delle istruzioni {{middleware}}, il client {{loopback}} non supporta {{middleware}}.",
-  "fdc23df1bd0fe55fe3faabcc89ff60f3": "Middleware \"{0}\" not found: {1}"
+  "fdc23df1bd0fe55fe3faabcc89ff60f3": "Middleware \"{0}\" non trovato: {1}"
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a41d3bb..be479b1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "loopback-boot",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "3.0.1",
   "publishConfig": {
     "tag": "next"
   },