diff --git a/.github/auto_assign.yml b/.github/auto_assign.yml
index dba7f55..674c250 100644
--- a/.github/auto_assign.yml
+++ b/.github/auto_assign.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 addReviewers: true
 
 # Set to true to add assignees to pull requests
-addAssignees: false
+addAssignees: author
 
 # A list of reviewers to be added to pull requests (GitHub user name)
 reviewers: