diff --git a/.github/config.yml b/.github/config.yml
index 6fd1a310..1e9936e0 100644
--- a/.github/config.yml
+++ b/.github/config.yml
@@ -14,3 +14,19 @@ requestInfoDefaultTitles:
   - fixes
 
 requestInfoLabelToAdd: more information needed
+
+
+# Configuration for new-pr-welcome - https://github.com/behaviorbot/new-pr-welcome
+
+# Comment to be posted to on PRs from first time contributors in your repository
+newPRWelcomeComment: >
+  Thanks for opening your first pull request in the Outline project 🎉🙌! One of the core
+  team members will take a look and get back to you soon with approval or requested
+  changes.
+
+# Configuration for first-pr-merge - https://github.com/behaviorbot/first-pr-merge
+
+# Comment to be posted to on pull requests merged by a first time user
+firstPRMergeComment: >
+  A big thanks on merging your first pull request into Outline!
+  ![awesome](https://media.giphy.com/media/fDzM81OYrNjJC/giphy.gif)