diff --git a/0000-template.md b/0000-template.md
index fa5e284..e3d4c08 100644
--- a/0000-template.md
+++ b/0000-template.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ feature: (fill me in with a unique ident, my_awesome_feature)
 start-date: (fill me in with today's date, YYYY-MM-DD)
 author: (name of the main author)
 co-authors: (find a buddy later to help our with the RFC)
+shepherd-team: (names, to be nominated and accepted by RFC steering committee)
+shepherd-leader: (name to be appointed by RFC steering committee)
 related-issues: (will contain links to implementation PRs)
 ---