diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index b7a8253c1de..574c4625590 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -223,14 +223,20 @@ aliases:
     - nicksardo
     - thockin
     - rramkumar1
+  sig-apps-approvers:
+    - kow3ns
+    - janetkuo
+    - soltysh
+    - tnozicka
+    - erictune
+    - smarterclayton
   sig-apps-reviewers:
     - enisoc
     - erictune
     - foxish
     - janetkuo
     - kow3ns
-    - lukaszo
-    - mfojtik
+    - mortent
     - smarterclayton
     - soltysh
     - tnozicka
diff --git a/pkg/controller/cronjob/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/cronjob/OWNERS
index 2941b561f02..938e26b5eed 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/cronjob/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/cronjob/OWNERS
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-- erictune
-- janetkuo
-- soltysh
+- sig-apps-approvers
 reviewers:
-- erictune
-- janetkuo
-- soltysh
+- sig-apps-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/apps
diff --git a/pkg/controller/daemon/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/daemon/OWNERS
index 8ec6466c0dc..938e26b5eed 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/daemon/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/daemon/OWNERS
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-- mikedanese
-- janetkuo
-- k82cn
+- sig-apps-approvers
 reviewers:
-- janetkuo
-- lukaszo
-- mikedanese
-- tnozicka
-- k82cn
+- sig-apps-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/apps
diff --git a/pkg/controller/deployment/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/deployment/OWNERS
index cfda9340c32..938e26b5eed 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/OWNERS
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-- janetkuo
-- nikhiljindal
-- kargakis
-- mfojtik
+- sig-apps-approvers
 reviewers:
-- janetkuo
-- kargakis
-- mfojtik
-- tnozicka
+- sig-apps-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/apps
diff --git a/pkg/controller/disruption/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/disruption/OWNERS
index 53e9977950f..938e26b5eed 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/disruption/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/disruption/OWNERS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
+approvers:
+- sig-apps-approvers
 reviewers:
 - sig-apps-reviewers
 labels:
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replicaset/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/replicaset/OWNERS
index b8444207c7a..938e26b5eed 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replicaset/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/replicaset/OWNERS
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-- caesarxuchao
-- lavalamp
-- enisoc
+- sig-apps-approvers
 reviewers:
-- caesarxuchao
-- lavalamp
-- tnozicka
-- enisoc
+- sig-apps-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/apps
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replication/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/replication/OWNERS
index b8444207c7a..938e26b5eed 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replication/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/replication/OWNERS
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-- caesarxuchao
-- lavalamp
-- enisoc
+- sig-apps-approvers
 reviewers:
-- caesarxuchao
-- lavalamp
-- tnozicka
-- enisoc
+- sig-apps-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/apps
diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/statefulset/OWNERS
index f0156c7d4c7..39ba14e67aa 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/OWNERS
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-- enisoc
-- foxish
-- janetkuo
-- kow3ns
-- smarterclayton
+- sig-apps-approvers
 reviewers:
-- enisoc
-- foxish
-- janetkuo
-- kow3ns
-- smarterclayton
-- tnozicka
+- sig-apps-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/apps
+