diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5dbcb4cfda0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+aliases:
+  sig-cli-maintainers:
+    - adohe
+    - brendandburns
+    - deads2k
+    - fabianofranz
+    - janetkuo
+    - pwittrock
+    - smarterclayton
+  sig-cli:
+    - adohe
+    - deads2k
+    - derekwaynecarr
+    - dims
+    - dshulyak
+    - eparis
+    - ericchiang
+    - fabianofranz
+    - ghodss
+    - kargakis
+    - pwittrock
+    - rootfs
+    - smarterclayton
+    - soltysh
+    - sttts
+    - ymqytw
diff --git a/cmd/kubectl/OWNERS b/cmd/kubectl/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce699e9679a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/kubectl/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+approvers:
+- sig-cli-maintainers
+reviewers:
+- sig-cli
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/OWNERS b/pkg/kubectl/OWNERS
index 26e3e7540eb..ce699e9679a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/OWNERS
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-assignees:
-  - brendandburns
-  - deads2k
-  - janetkuo
-  - jlowdermilk
-  - pwittrock
-  - smarterclayton
+approvers:
+- sig-cli-maintainers
+reviewers:
+- sig-cli