diff --git a/.github/BOTMETA.yml b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
index c770d07437e..bb93372c9eb 100644
--- a/.github/BOTMETA.yml
+++ b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #                     https://github.com/ansible/ansible/labels?q=support for full list
 #           labels - list of GitHub labels to apply. Path components of 'file' parent key
 #                    which are valid GitHub labels are automatically added.
+#           supershipit - supershipiteers can turn a shipit into a supershipit
 #
 
 automerge: True
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.py b/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.py
index d9d02503cc7..6de3cb76e8b 100755
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.py
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def main():
             'labels': Any(list_string_types, *string_types),
             'maintainers': Any(list_string_types, *string_types),
             'notified': Any(list_string_types, *string_types),
+            'supershipit': Any(list_string_types, *string_types),
             'support': Any("core", "network", "community"),
         })
     )