diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Added-20230414-233821.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Added-20230414-233821.yaml
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+kind: Added
+body: add workflow action to auto-assign PR owner
+time: 2023-04-14T23:38:21.644286+01:00
+custom:
+  GithubIssue: ""
diff --git a/.github/workflows/assign-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/assign-pr.yml
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+---
+# .github/workflows/auto-author-assign.yml
+name: Auto Author Assign
+
+# yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
+on:
+  - pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  assign-author:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: toshimaru/auto-author-assign@v1.6.2