diff --git a/CHANGELOG/OWNERS b/CHANGELOG/OWNERS
index e6ea304a6fa..032f117b98b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG/OWNERS
+++ b/CHANGELOG/OWNERS
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
-  - release-engineering-approvers
+  - changelog-approvers
 reviewers:
-  - release-engineering-reviewers
+  - changelog-reviewers
 
 labels:
   - sig/release
diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index 5107ce919ba..444a553d7f5 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ aliases:
     - puerco # Release Manager
     - saschagrunert # Release Manager / SIG Chair
     - xmudrii # Release Manager
+  changelog-approvers:
+  changelog-reviewers:
 
   sig-storage-approvers:
     - saad-ali