diff --git a/.github/ionic-issue-bot.yml b/.github/ionic-issue-bot.yml
index 1428214e25..b79b9d6b3b 100644
--- a/.github/ionic-issue-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/ionic-issue-bot.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 triage:
   label: triage
+  removeLabelWhenProjectAssigned: true
   dryRun: false
 
 closeAndLock: