diff --git a/src/repo_manager/commands/rapp.py b/src/repo_manager/commands/rapp.py
index bb224ce..93f9b1c 100644
--- a/src/repo_manager/commands/rapp.py
+++ b/src/repo_manager/commands/rapp.py
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ def init(
         ),
         f"workplans/{rapp_id.upper()}-WP-0001-bootstrap.md": (
             f"---\nid: {rapp_id.upper()}-WP-0001\ntype: workplan\n"
-            f'title: "Bootstrap {rapp_id}"\nstatus: proposed\n---\n\n'
+            f'title: "Bootstrap {rapp_id}"\nstatus: proposed\n'
+            f"flavor: planning\ndepends_on: []\n---\n\n"
             f"# Bootstrap {rapp_id}\n"
         ),
     }
diff --git a/src/repo_manager/commands/scaffold.py b/src/repo_manager/commands/scaffold.py
index 3ef8037..709027d 100644
--- a/src/repo_manager/commands/scaffold.py
+++ b/src/repo_manager/commands/scaffold.py
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ def scaffold_repository(
                 f"domain: {domain}\n"
                 f"repo: {slug}\n"
                 "status: proposed\n"
+                "flavor: planning\n"
+                "depends_on: []\n"
                 "---\n\n"
                 "# Foundation\n\n"
                 "```task\n"
diff --git a/src/repo_manager/commands/workplan.py b/src/repo_manager/commands/workplan.py
index 0211022..a21699b 100644
--- a/src/repo_manager/commands/workplan.py
+++ b/src/repo_manager/commands/workplan.py
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ def _create_text(
         f"domain: {domain}\n"
         f"repo: {repo_slug}\n"
         f"status: {status}\n"
+        f"flavor: planning\n"
+        "depends_on: []\n"
         f"owner: {owner}\n"
         f"topic_slug: {topic_slug}\n"
         f"created: {_quoted(today)}\n"