diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index 86e50a6c02f..5fe66a46f5d 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -122,6 +122,23 @@ aliases:
     - mikedanese
     - WanLinghao
 
+  # SIG Release
+  sig-release-approvers:
+    - calebamiles # SIG Chair
+    - justaugustus # SIG Chair
+    - tpepper # SIG Chair
+  release-engineering-approvers:
+    - calebamiles # SIG Chair
+    - justaugustus # SIG Chair
+    - tpepper # SIG Chair / Patch Release Team
+  release-engineering-reviewers:
+    - aleksandra-malinowska # Patch Release Team
+    - calebamiles # SIG Chair
+    - feiskyer # Patch Release Team
+    - hoegaarden # Patch Release Team
+    - justaugustus # SIG Chair
+    - tpepper # SIG Chair / Patch Release Team
+
   sig-storage-reviewers:
     - saad-ali
     - childsb
diff --git a/build/debs/OWNERS b/build/debs/OWNERS
index 65a818e18ce..72d420ee623 100644
--- a/build/debs/OWNERS
+++ b/build/debs/OWNERS
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ reviewers:
   - pipejakob
   - chuckha
   - timothysc
+  - release-engineering-reviewers
 approvers:
   - luxas
   - jbeda
   - mikedanese
   - pipejakob
   - timothysc
+  - release-engineering-approvers
diff --git a/build/release-tars/OWNERS b/build/release-tars/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b236b322f52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/release-tars/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+approvers:
+  - release-engineering-approvers
+reviewers:
+  - release-engineering-reviewers
diff --git a/build/rpms/OWNERS b/build/rpms/OWNERS
index 65a818e18ce..72d420ee623 100644
--- a/build/rpms/OWNERS
+++ b/build/rpms/OWNERS
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ reviewers:
   - pipejakob
   - chuckha
   - timothysc
+  - release-engineering-reviewers
 approvers:
   - luxas
   - jbeda
   - mikedanese
   - pipejakob
   - timothysc
+  - release-engineering-approvers