diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/OWNERS
index 78e66f16f9d..727377f9df2 100755
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/OWNERS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+approvers:
+- thockin
+- lavalamp
+- smarterclayton
+- wojtek-t
+- deads2k
+- caesarxuchao
+- liggitt
+- ncdc
 reviewers:
 - thockin
 - lavalamp
@@ -38,3 +47,4 @@ reviewers:
 - mqliang
 - feihujiang
 - sdminonne
+- ncdc