diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec918081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+### Resume
+
+| Q             | A
+| ------------- | ---
+| Bug?          | yes/no
+| New feature?  | yes/no
+
+### Description
+
+
+### Versions
+
+<!-- You can use `glances -V` to retrieve Glances and PSutil versions -->
+
+* Glances:
+* PSutil:
+* OS:
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d92f909d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+### Resume
+
+| Q             | A
+| ------------- | ---
+| Bug fix?      | yes/no
+| New feature?  | yes/no
+| BC breaks?    | yes/no
+| Deprecations? | yes/no
+| Fixed tickets | comma-separated list of tickets fixed by the PR, if any
+
+### Description
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b7942d45..ddefe38d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 Glances Version 2
 ==============================================================================
 
+Version 2.7
+===========
+
+Bugs corrected:
+
+    *  Crash on launch when viewing temperature of laptop HDD in sleep mode (issue #824)
+
 Version 2.6.1
 =============
 
diff --git a/glances/__init__.py b/glances/__init__.py
index e381f305..ebcb1bba 100644
--- a/glances/__init__.py
+++ b/glances/__init__.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import sys
 
 # Global name
 __appname__ = 'glances'
-__version__ = '2.6.1'
+__version__ = '2.7_BETA'
 __author__ = 'Nicolas Hennion <nicolas@nicolargo.com>'
 __license__ = 'LGPL'
 
diff --git a/glances/plugins/glances_hddtemp.py b/glances/plugins/glances_hddtemp.py
index 8a1347c4..9c117497 100644
--- a/glances/plugins/glances_hddtemp.py
+++ b/glances/plugins/glances_hddtemp.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import os
 import socket
+import numbers
 
 from glances.compat import nativestr, range
 from glances.logger import logger
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ class GlancesGrabHDDTemp(object):
             temperature = fields[offset + 3]
             unit = nativestr(fields[offset + 4])
             hddtemp_current['label'] = device
-            hddtemp_current['value'] = float(temperature) if temperature != b'ERR' else temperature
+            # Temperature could be 'ERR' or 'SLP' (see issue#824)
+            hddtemp_current['value'] = float(temperature) if isinstance(temperature, numbers.Number) else temperature
             hddtemp_current['unit'] = unit
             self.hddtemp_list.append(hddtemp_current)