diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ac84475..1b277f4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ module github.com/go-jira/jira
 go 1.12
 
 require (
+	github.com/Masterminds/goutils v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/Masterminds/sprig v2.21.0+incompatible
 	github.com/Netflix/go-expect v0.0.0-20180928190340-9d1f4485533b // indirect
 	github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc // indirect
 	github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20151022065526-2efee857e7cf // indirect
@@ -12,8 +15,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/coryb/oreo v0.0.0-20180804211640-3e1b88fc08f1
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fatih/camelcase v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/guelfey/go.dbus v0.0.0-20131113121618-f6a3a2366cc3 // indirect
 	github.com/hinshun/vt10x v0.0.0-20180809195222-d55458df857c // indirect
+	github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.7 // indirect
 	github.com/jinzhu/copier v0.0.0-20180308034124-7e38e58719c3
 	github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51
 	github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5209506..bfac3fc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+github.com/Masterminds/goutils v1.1.0 h1:zukEsf/1JZwCMgHiK3GZftabmxiCw4apj3a28RPBiVg=
+github.com/Masterminds/goutils v1.1.0/go.mod h1:8cTjp+g8YejhMuvIA5y2vz3BpJxksy863GQaJW2MFNU=
+github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0 h1:H65muMkzWKEuNDnfl9d70GUjFniHKHRbFPGBuZ3QEww=
+github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0/go.mod h1:MB6lktGJrhw8PrUyiEoblNEGEQ+RzHPF078ddwwvV3Y=
+github.com/Masterminds/sprig v2.21.0+incompatible h1:nPETddHHEG1ucL7H5t5T95IuWaDe5qB9ImEaztiXgRc=
+github.com/Masterminds/sprig v2.21.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:y6hNFY5UBTIWBxnzTeuNhlNS5hqE0NB0E6fgfo2Br3o=
 github.com/Netflix/go-expect v0.0.0-20180928190340-9d1f4485533b h1:sSQK05nvxs4UkgCJaxihteu+r+6ela3dNMm7NVmsS3c=
 github.com/Netflix/go-expect v0.0.0-20180928190340-9d1f4485533b/go.mod h1:oX5x61PbNXchhh0oikYAH+4Pcfw5LKv21+Jnpr6r6Pc=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc h1:cAKDfWh5VpdgMhJosfJnn5/FoN2SRZ4p7fJNX58YPaU=
@@ -18,10 +24,16 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 h1:ZDRjVQ15GmhC3fiQ8ni8+OwkZQO4DARzQgrnXU1Liz8
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/fatih/camelcase v1.0.0 h1:hxNvNX/xYBp0ovncs8WyWZrOrpBNub/JfaMvbURyft8=
 github.com/fatih/camelcase v1.0.0/go.mod h1:yN2Sb0lFhZJUdVvtELVWefmrXpuZESvPmqwoZc+/fpc=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1 h1:Gkbcsh/GbpXz7lPftLA3P6TYMwjCLYm83jiFQZF/3gY=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/guelfey/go.dbus v0.0.0-20131113121618-f6a3a2366cc3 h1:fngCxKbvZdctIsWj2hYijhAt4iK0JXSSA78B36xP0yI=
 github.com/guelfey/go.dbus v0.0.0-20131113121618-f6a3a2366cc3/go.mod h1:0CNX5Cvi77WEH8llpfZ/ieuqyceb1cnO5//b5zzsnF8=
 github.com/hinshun/vt10x v0.0.0-20180809195222-d55458df857c h1:kp3AxgXgDOmIJFR7bIwqFhwJ2qWar8tEQSE5XXhCfVk=
 github.com/hinshun/vt10x v0.0.0-20180809195222-d55458df857c/go.mod h1:DqJ97dSdRW1W22yXSB90986pcOyQ7r45iio1KN2ez1A=
+github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.2.0 h1:yPeWdRnmynF7p+lLYz0H2tthW9lqhMJrQV/U7yy4wX0=
+github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.2.0/go.mod h1:DvyZB1rfVYsBIigL8HwpZgxHwXozlTgGqn63UyNX5k4=
+github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.7 h1:Y+UAYTZ7gDEuOfhxKWy+dvb5dRQ6rJjFSdX2HZY1/gI=
+github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.7/go.mod h1:2EnlNZ0deacrJVfApfmtdGgDfMuh/nq6Ok1EcJh5FfA=
 github.com/jinzhu/copier v0.0.0-20180308034124-7e38e58719c3 h1:sHsPfNMAG70QAvKbddQ0uScZCHQoZsT5NykGRCeeeIs=
 github.com/jinzhu/copier v0.0.0-20180308034124-7e38e58719c3/go.mod h1:yL958EeXv8Ylng6IfnvG4oflryUi3vgA3xPs9hmII1s=
 github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51 h1:Z9n2FFNUXsshfwJMBgNA0RU6/i7WVaAegv3PtuIHPMs=
diff --git a/jiracli/templates.go b/jiracli/templates.go
index 1224a3e..2628606 100644
--- a/jiracli/templates.go
+++ b/jiracli/templates.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	yaml "gopkg.in/coryb/yaml.v2"
 
+	"github.com/Masterminds/sprig"
 	"github.com/coryb/figtree"
 	shellquote "github.com/kballard/go-shellquote"
 	"github.com/mgutz/ansi"
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ func TemplateProcessor() *template.Template {
 			return dateFormat(format, content)
 		},
 	}
-	return template.New("gojira").Funcs(funcs)
+	return template.New("gojira").Funcs(sprig.GenericFuncMap()).Funcs(funcs)
 }
 
 func ConfigTemplate(fig *figtree.FigTree, template, command string, opts interface{}) (string, error) {