diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5b44e1ba..e440f187 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -126,5 +126,6 @@ ignore_missing_imports = true
 
 # configuring https://github.com/pydantic/hooky
 [tool.hooky]
+assignees = ['samuelcolvin', 'dmontagu', 'hramezani']
 reviewers = ['samuelcolvin', 'dmontagu', 'hramezani']
 require_change_file = false