Quick summary
Setting issue priority in Linear helps teams focus on what matters most by labeling tasks as urgent, high, medium, or low priority. This two-step process takes seconds and ensures your project backlog stays organized and actionable.
Steps
- Open an issue by clicking on it from your assigned issues list to view its details, or create a new issue to get started.
- Click the priority button inside the issue detail view and select a priority level from the available options.
- Your issue priority is now set — you can effectively prioritize issues in Linear across your entire project workflow.



