diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1_feature_request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1_feature_request.yml
index 696434e..191a29e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1_feature_request.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1_feature_request.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Feature request 🧭
 description: Suggest an idea for this project
 labels: "needs-discussion,feature-request"
+assignees: ["ferantoMSFT"]
 body:
 - type: textarea
   attributes: