diff --git a/.github/auto-assign-issues.yml b/.github/auto-assign-issues.yml
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--- a/.github/auto-assign-issues.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# If enabled, auto-assigns users when a new issue is created 
-# Defaults to true, allows you to install the app globally, and disable on a per-repo basis
-addAssignees: true
-
-# The list of users to assign to new issues. 
-# If empty or not provided, the repository owner is assigned
-assignees:
-  - S-Dafarra
diff --git a/.github/workflows/assign-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/assign-issue.yml
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--- /dev/null
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+name: Automatic issue assignment
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
+
+jobs:
+  auto-assign:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Auto-assign issue'
+        uses: pozil/auto-assign-issue@v1
+        with:
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          assignees: ${{ secrets.DEFAULT_ISSUE_ASSIGNEE }}