diff --git a/.github/workflows/triage.yml b/.github/workflows/triage.yml
index ff1afaac98..52805d3539 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/triage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/triage.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     if: >-
       github.repository == 'google/adk-python' && (
         github.event_name == 'schedule' ||
-        github.event.action == 'opened' ||
-        github.event.label.name == 'planned'
+        github.event.action == 'opened' 
       )
     permissions:
       issues: write
diff --git a/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/agent.py b/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/agent.py
index 4ea3facc03..c47bbb6a46 100644
--- a/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/agent.py
+++ b/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/agent.py
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
     "workflow": "DeanChensj",
 }
 
+
+LABEL_TO_GTECH = ["klateefa", "llalitkumarrr", "surajksharma07"]
+
 LABEL_GUIDELINES = """
       Label rubric and disambiguation rules:
       - "documentation": Tutorials, README content, reference docs, or samples.
@@ -121,15 +124,16 @@ def list_untriaged_issues(issue_count: int) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
     existing_component_labels = issue_labels & component_labels
     has_component = bool(existing_component_labels)
-    has_planned = "planned" in issue_labels
+    # has_planned = "planned" in issue_labels
 
     # Determine what actions are needed
     needs_component_label = not has_component
-    needs_owner = has_planned and not assignees
+    # needs_owner = has_planned and not assignees
+    needs_owner = not assignees
 
     # Include issue if it needs any action
     if needs_component_label or needs_owner:
-      issue["has_planned_label"] = has_planned
+      # issue["has_planned_label"] = has_planned
       issue["has_component_label"] = has_component
       issue["existing_component_label"] = (
           list(existing_component_labels)[0]
@@ -146,7 +150,6 @@ def list_untriaged_issues(issue_count: int) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
 def add_label_to_issue(issue_number: int, label: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
   """Add the specified component label to the given issue number.
-
   Args:
     issue_number: issue number of the GitHub issue.
     label: label to assign
@@ -177,6 +180,40 @@ def add_label_to_issue(issue_number: int, label: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
   }
 
 
+def assign_gtech_owner_to_issue(issue_number: int) -> dict[str, Any]:
+  """Assign an owner from the GTech team to the given issue number.
+  This is go to option irrespective of component label or planned label, as long as the issue needs an owner.
+
+  All unassigned issues will be considered for GTech ownership. Unassigned issues will seperated in two categories: issues with type "Bug" and issues with type "Feature". Then bug issues and feature issues will be equally assigned to the Gtech members in such a way that every day all members get equal number of bug and feature issues.
+  
+  Args:
+    issue_number: issue number of the GitHub issue.
+
+  Returns:
+    The status of this request, with the assigned owner when successful.
+  """
+  print(f"Attempting to assign GTech owner to issue #{issue_number}")
+  gtech_assignee = LABEL_TO_GTECH[issue_number % len(LABEL_TO_GTECH)]
+  if not gtech_assignee:
+    return {
+        "status": "warning",
+        "message": f"No gtech_assignee found, will add any assignee",
+    }  
+  assignee_url = (
+      f"{GITHUB_BASE_URL}/repos/{OWNER}/{REPO}/issues/{issue_number}/assignees"
+  )
+  try:
+    response = post_request(assignee_url, assignee_payload)
+  except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+    return error_response(f"Error: {e}")
+
+  return {
+      "status": "success",
+      "message": response,
+      "assigned_owner": gtech_assignee,
+  }
+
+
 def add_owner_to_issue(issue_number: int, label: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
   """Assign an owner to the issue based on the component label.
 
@@ -259,7 +296,7 @@ def change_issue_type(issue_number: int, issue_type: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
       Each issue will have flags indicating what actions are needed:
       - `needs_component_label`: true if the issue needs a component label
-      - `needs_owner`: true if the issue needs an owner assigned (has 'planned' label but no assignee)
+      - `needs_owner`: true if the issue needs an owner assigned
 
       For each issue, perform ONLY the required actions based on the flags:
 
@@ -271,8 +308,8 @@ def change_issue_type(issue_number: int, issue_type: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
            - Otherwise → do not change the issue type
 
       2. **If `needs_owner` is true**:
-         - Use `add_owner_to_issue` to assign an owner based on the component label
-         - Note: If the issue already has a component label (`has_component_label: true`), use that existing label to determine the owner
+         - Use `assign_gtech_owner_to_issue` to assign an owner.
+
 
       Do NOT add a component label if `needs_component_label` is false.
       Do NOT assign an owner if `needs_owner` is false.
@@ -282,19 +319,18 @@ def change_issue_type(issue_number: int, issue_type: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
         placeholders (never output text like "[fill in later]").
       - Justify the chosen label with a short explanation referencing the issue
         details.
-      - Mention the assigned owner only when you actually assign one (i.e., when
-        the issue has the 'planned' label).
+      - Mention the assigned owner only when you actually assign one.
       - If no label is applied, clearly state why.
 
       Present the following in an easy to read format highlighting issue number and your label.
       - the issue summary in a few sentence
       - your label recommendation and justification
-      - the owner of the label if you assign the issue to an owner (only for planned issues)
+      - the owner, if you assign the issue to an owner
     """,
     tools=[
         list_untriaged_issues,
         add_label_to_issue,
-        add_owner_to_issue,
+        assign_gtech_owner_to_issue,
         change_issue_type,
     ],
 )
diff --git a/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/main.py b/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/main.py
index 2d65cfd67d..fcdac832ac 100644
--- a/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/main.py
+++ b/contributing/samples/adk_triaging_agent/main.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ async def fetch_specific_issue_details(issue_number: int):
 
     # Determine what actions are needed
     needs_component_label = not has_component
-    needs_owner = has_planned and not has_assignee
+    needs_owner = not has_assignee
 
     if needs_component_label or needs_owner:
       print(
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2789bcf82a..44e692ea7f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "graphviz>=0.20.2, <1.0.0",                                # Graphviz for graph rendering
   "httpx>=0.27.0, <1.0.0",                                   # HTTP client library
   "jsonschema>=4.23.0, <5.0.0",                              # Agent Builder config validation
-  "mcp>=1.23.0, <2.0.0",                                     # For MCP Toolset
+  "mcp>=1.24.0, <2.0.0",                                     # For MCP Toolset
   "opentelemetry-api>=1.36.0, <1.39.0",                      # OpenTelemetry - keep below 1.39.0 due to current agent_engines exporter constraints.
   "opentelemetry-exporter-gcp-logging>=1.9.0a0, <2.0.0",
   "opentelemetry-exporter-gcp-monitoring>=1.9.0a0, <2.0.0",