diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/OWNERS b/pkg/kubelet/OWNERS
index c0b8d3ac6db..628e5c614b0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-assignees:
-  - dchen1107
-  - vishh
-  - yujuhong
+approvers:
+- Random-Liu
+- dchen1107
+- derekwaynecarr
+- vishh
+- yujuhong
+reviewers:
+- sig-node-reviewers
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/eviction/OWNERS b/pkg/kubelet/eviction/OWNERS
index 86df6b7cc40..a63babacba3 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/eviction/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/eviction/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-assignees:
-  - derekwaynecarr
-  - vishh
-  - dchen1107
+approvers:
+- derekwaynecarr
+- vishh
+- dchen1107
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/remote/OWNERS b/pkg/kubelet/remote/OWNERS
index 208c3e0ac0e..30afd24444a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/remote/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/remote/OWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-assignees:
-  - feiskyer 
+approvers:
+- feiskyer
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/rkt/OWNERS b/pkg/kubelet/rkt/OWNERS
index 20699a366a3..9b15beaf072 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/rkt/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/rkt/OWNERS
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-assignees:
-  - euank
-  - yifan-gu
+approvers:
+- euank
+- yifan-gu
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/rktshim/OWNERS b/pkg/kubelet/rktshim/OWNERS
index 20699a366a3..9b15beaf072 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/rktshim/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/rktshim/OWNERS
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-assignees:
-  - euank
-  - yifan-gu
+approvers:
+- euank
+- yifan-gu
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/OWNERS b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/OWNERS
index 73ab6a21c98..4739819ce0c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/OWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-assignees:
-  - saad-ali
+approvers:
+- saad-ali