diff --git a/.github/auto_assign-issues.yml b/.github/auto_assign-issues.yml
index c2d606da21..7104232a46 100644
--- a/.github/auto_assign-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/auto_assign-issues.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-addAssignees: true
+addAssignees: false
 
 # The list of users to assign to new issues.
 # If empty or not provided, the repository owner is assigned
-assignees:
-  - alan-churley
-  - saragerion
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+# If addAssignees above is false the below is ignored
+assignees: ~
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