diff --git a/TRIAGE.md b/TRIAGE.md
index e2cbe53..d8ee1be 100644
--- a/TRIAGE.md
+++ b/TRIAGE.md
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ is the failure this whole flow exists to prevent.
    when that ruling or any directive or answered builder question delivers
    the assignee's next move in prose, set `attention` in the same comment on
    the assigned issue that owns the claim — never on the pull request, even
-   when the comment lives there. An unassigned issue is a board bug, not a
-   demand; repair the board rather than setting `attention`.
+   when the comment lives there. Flagging an unassigned issue is a board bug,
+   not a demand; repair the board rather than setting `attention`.
    This is not a substitute for minting work or for `needs-ruling`.
 4. **Decline.** Real idea, wrong repo or wrong time. Say why plainly, link
    where it belongs if anywhere, close. A refusal with reasons is a good
diff --git a/changelog.d/264.md b/changelog.d/264.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa70c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/264.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+### Changed
+
+- TRIAGE.md now scopes the no-assignee board bug to flagging an unassigned
+  issue, while still directing triage to repair ownership instead (#264).