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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 DB Systel GmbH
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+---
+name: Auto Assign
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+
+jobs:
+  add_labels:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions-ecosystem/action-add-assignees@v1
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          assignees: ${{ github.actor }}