diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index dfba38eb572..c9db77f4c21 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ filters:
   "metrics\\.go$":
     labels:
       - sig/instrumentation
+      - triage/needs-information
diff --git a/cluster/addons/fluentd-elasticsearch/OWNERS b/cluster/addons/fluentd-elasticsearch/OWNERS
index 26ba09f7f23..66d038b48f8 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/fluentd-elasticsearch/OWNERS
+++ b/cluster/addons/fluentd-elasticsearch/OWNERS
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
+- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/cluster/addons/fluentd-gcp/OWNERS b/cluster/addons/fluentd-gcp/OWNERS
index 624e942a22c..8a050870ca9 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/fluentd-gcp/OWNERS
+++ b/cluster/addons/fluentd-gcp/OWNERS
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ reviewers:
 labels:
 - area/provider/gcp
 - sig/instrumentation
+- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/cluster/addons/metadata-agent/OWNERS b/cluster/addons/metadata-agent/OWNERS
index bf5c9f39117..3e3e4a60989 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/metadata-agent/OWNERS
+++ b/cluster/addons/metadata-agent/OWNERS
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
+- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/cluster/addons/metrics-server/OWNERS b/cluster/addons/metrics-server/OWNERS
index d0d2c1033ce..1147f7e40bc 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/metrics-server/OWNERS
+++ b/cluster/addons/metrics-server/OWNERS
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
+- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/OWNERS
index 58b1a4d7b4d..e0871d3bcdc 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/OWNERS
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
+- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/OWNERS
index a9c3172f398..bd4f2c7cbcb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/OWNERS
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
+- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/OWNERS
index 8e6745c1df8..0cc1d312d8e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/OWNERS
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ approvers:
 - sig-instrumentation-approvers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
+- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/test/e2e/instrumentation/OWNERS b/test/e2e/instrumentation/OWNERS
index 58bbcca63f8..27fcbba27c6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/instrumentation/OWNERS
+++ b/test/e2e/instrumentation/OWNERS
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
+- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/OWNERS b/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/OWNERS
index 26ba09f7f23..66d038b48f8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/OWNERS
+++ b/test/e2e/instrumentation/logging/OWNERS
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
+- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/OWNERS b/test/instrumentation/OWNERS
index 4123240f7bd..a9ea0e515d2 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/OWNERS
+++ b/test/instrumentation/OWNERS
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ emeritus_approvers:
 - piosz
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
+- triage/needs-information
diff --git a/test/instrumentation/testdata/OWNERS b/test/instrumentation/testdata/OWNERS
index 58b1a4d7b4d..e0871d3bcdc 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/testdata/OWNERS
+++ b/test/instrumentation/testdata/OWNERS
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ reviewers:
 - sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 labels:
 - sig/instrumentation
+- triage/needs-information