diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index 9d682af27fcc..591a58697a74 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@ github:
   features:
     issues: true
 
+notifications:
+  issues_status: issues@arrow.apache.org
+
 publish:
   whoami: asf-site