diff --git a/.allstar/allstar.yaml b/.allstar/allstar.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2a397ada082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.allstar/allstar.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+optConfig:
+  optIn: true
diff --git a/.allstar/branch_protection.yaml b/.allstar/branch_protection.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5671fcdcda1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.allstar/branch_protection.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+optConfig:
+  optIn: true
+action: issue