From c7b98b2ab532223a8ee4e3f698a70f2aaadf363b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Antonio Ojea <aojea@google.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:01:42 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update OWNERS file to keep it up to day

clean up and update the OWNERS files under client-go so people that
is no longer active is moved to emeritus.

Kubernetes-commit: d4913ecba2f3c426257515c1de6c668d21ea7079
---
 OWNERS                      | 5 ++---
 applyconfigurations/OWNERS  | 3 ++-
 openapi/OWNERS              | 3 +++
 rest/OWNERS                 | 1 -
 tools/cache/OWNERS          | 4 +---
 tools/leaderelection/OWNERS | 3 +--
 transport/OWNERS            | 1 -
 util/csaupgrade/OWNERS      | 7 +++----
 util/retry/OWNERS           | 4 ----
 9 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 util/retry/OWNERS

diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index ad5c014f2..8bb5b5a40 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 approvers:
   - aojea
-  - caesarxuchao
   - deads2k
   - liggitt
   - smarterclayton
@@ -12,8 +11,6 @@ approvers:
   - enj
 reviewers:
   - aojea
-  - apelisse
-  - caesarxuchao
   - deads2k
   - jpbetz
   - liggitt
@@ -27,4 +24,6 @@ reviewers:
 labels:
   - sig/api-machinery
 emeritus_approvers:
+  - apelisse
+  - caesarxuchao
   - lavalamp
diff --git a/applyconfigurations/OWNERS b/applyconfigurations/OWNERS
index de4067fd3..8bea129e9 100644
--- a/applyconfigurations/OWNERS
+++ b/applyconfigurations/OWNERS
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-  - apelisse
   - jpbetz
   - api-approvers
+emeritus_approvers:
+  - apelisse
diff --git a/openapi/OWNERS b/openapi/OWNERS
index e61009424..8bea129e9 100644
--- a/openapi/OWNERS
+++ b/openapi/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
+  - jpbetz
+  - api-approvers
+emeritus_approvers:
   - apelisse
diff --git a/rest/OWNERS b/rest/OWNERS
index 7b23294c4..c057852b7 100644
--- a/rest/OWNERS
+++ b/rest/OWNERS
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 reviewers:
   - thockin
   - smarterclayton
-  - caesarxuchao
   - wojtek-t
   - deads2k
   - liggitt
diff --git a/tools/cache/OWNERS b/tools/cache/OWNERS
index 77d7e4d28..f62d5e3c5 100644
--- a/tools/cache/OWNERS
+++ b/tools/cache/OWNERS
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ approvers:
   - smarterclayton
   - wojtek-t
   - deads2k
-  - caesarxuchao
   - liggitt
 reviewers:
   - thockin
@@ -13,8 +12,6 @@ reviewers:
   - wojtek-t
   - deads2k
   - derekwaynecarr
-  - caesarxuchao
-  - mikedanese
   - liggitt
   - janetkuo
   - justinsb
@@ -24,5 +21,6 @@ reviewers:
   - ingvagabund
   - michaelasp
 emeritus_approvers:
+  - caesarxuchao
   - lavalamp
   - ncdc
diff --git a/tools/leaderelection/OWNERS b/tools/leaderelection/OWNERS
index 70787f2b5..0aa6fd9a4 100644
--- a/tools/leaderelection/OWNERS
+++ b/tools/leaderelection/OWNERS
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-  - mikedanese
   - jefftree
 reviewers:
   - wojtek-t
   - deads2k
-  - mikedanese
   - ingvagabund
   - jefftree
 emeritus_approvers:
   - timothysc
+  - mikedanese
diff --git a/transport/OWNERS b/transport/OWNERS
index 34adee5ec..17c96a91e 100644
--- a/transport/OWNERS
+++ b/transport/OWNERS
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ reviewers:
   - wojtek-t
   - deads2k
   - liggitt
-  - caesarxuchao
diff --git a/util/csaupgrade/OWNERS b/util/csaupgrade/OWNERS
index 733ae5da2..8c50f3858 100644
--- a/util/csaupgrade/OWNERS
+++ b/util/csaupgrade/OWNERS
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 approvers:
-  - apelisse
-  - alexzielenski
 reviewers:
-  - apelisse
-  - alexzielenski
   - KnVerey
 labels:
   - sig/api-machinery
+emeritus_approvers:
+  - apelisse
+  - alexzielenski
diff --git a/util/retry/OWNERS b/util/retry/OWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 75736b5aa..000000000
--- a/util/retry/OWNERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
-
-reviewers:
-  - caesarxuchao