diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-and-put-in-backlog.yml b/.github/workflows/close-and-put-in-backlog.yml
index f2fbe1ac4..0420bfd1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-and-put-in-backlog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-and-put-in-backlog.yml
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ jobs:
               repo: context.repo.repo,
               body: welcomeMessage             
             })
-      - uses: peter-evans/close-issue@v2
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+      - uses: peter-evans/close-issue@v2
+      - uses: actions/add-to-project@RELEASE_VERSION
+        with:
+          project-url: https://github.com/orgs/plantuml/projects/4
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.ADD_TO_PROJECT_PAT }}
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