diff --git a/repokitteh.star b/repokitteh.star
index f4bb99038394..c5aa3ddf66f1 100644
--- a/repokitteh.star
+++ b/repokitteh.star
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use(
       "(bazel/.*repos.*\.bzl)|(bazel/dependency_imports\.bzl)|(api/bazel/.*\.bzl)|(.*/requirements\.txt)|(.*\.patch)",
       "label": "deps",
       "github_status_label": "any dependency change",
+      "auto_assign": True,
     },
   ],
 )