diff --git a/src/helpers.ts b/src/helpers.ts
index 8444a9c..3e503f5 100644
--- a/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/helpers.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export const frontmatterSchema = z
     assignees: z.union([z.array(z.string()), z.string()]).optional(),
     labels: z.union([z.array(z.string()), z.string()]).optional(),
     milestone: z.union([z.string(), z.number()]).optional(),
+    name: z.string().optional(),
+    about: z.string().optional(),
   })
   .strict();
 
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
index 7340d64..0523e74 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ exports[`create-an-issue logs a helpful error if the frontmatter is invalid 1`]
   [
     {
       "_errors": [
-        "Unrecognized key(s) in object: 'name', 'not_a_thing'",
+        "Unrecognized key(s) in object: 'not_a_thing'",
       ],
       "labels": {
         "_errors": [