diff --git a/bip-0003.md b/bip-0003.md
index 9f029b64..7ffa5446 100644
--- a/bip-0003.md
+++ b/bip-0003.md
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ specification above.
 After fleshing out the proposal further and ensuring that it is of high quality and properly formatted, the authors
 should open a pull request to the [BIPs repository](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips). The document must adhere to the
 formatting requirements specified above and should be provided as a file named with a working title of the form
-"bip-title.[md|mediawiki]". The authors must not self-assign a number to their proposal.
+"bip-title.[md|mediawiki]". Only BIP Editors may assign BIP numbers. Until one has done so, authors should refer to their
+BIP by name only.
 
 BIPs that (1) adhere to the formatting requirements, (2) are on-topic, and (3) have materially progressed beyond the
 ideation phase, e.g., by generating substantial public discussion and commentary from diverse contributors, by