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diff --git a/devscripts/make_issue_template.py b/devscripts/make_issue_template.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import io
+import optparse
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage='%prog INFILE OUTFILE')
+    options, args = parser.parse_args()
+    if len(args) != 2:
+        parser.error('Expected an input and an output filename')
+
+    infile, outfile = args
+
+    with io.open(infile, encoding='utf-8') as inf:
+        issue_template_tmpl = inf.read()
+
+    # Get the version from youtube_dl/version.py without importing the package
+    exec(compile(open('youtube_dl/version.py').read(),
+                 'youtube_dl/version.py', 'exec'))
+
+    out = issue_template_tmpl % {'version': locals()['__version__']}
+
+    with io.open(outfile, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as outf:
+        outf.write(out)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()