diff --git a/scripts/create_mr.sh b/scripts/create_mr.sh
index eefb113..82ef86a 100644
--- a/scripts/create_mr.sh
+++ b/scripts/create_mr.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ curl --fail --silent --show-error \
         \"title\": \"chore: dependency updates $(date +%Y-%m-%d)\",
         \"description\": $(echo "$DESCRIPTION" | python3 -c 'import json,sys; print(json.dumps(sys.stdin.read()))'),
         \"labels\": \"dependencies\",
+        \"assignee_ids\": [${GITLAB_ASSIGNEE_ID}],
+        \"reviewer_ids\": [${GITLAB_ASSIGNEE_ID}],
         \"remove_source_branch\": true
     }" \
     "${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/merge_requests"