diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index 1e671c2c464..4ac28e8ebe9 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 aliases:
+  # sig-auth subproject aliases
+  sig-auth-audit-approvers:
+    - sttts
+    - tallclair
+  sig-auth-audit-reviewers:
+    - CaoShuFeng
+    - hzxuzhonghu
+    - lavalamp
+    - sttts
+    - tallclair
+
   sig-storage-reviewers:
     - saad-ali
     - childsb
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/auditregistration/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/auditregistration/OWNERS
index df96f16bf05..c342e5e0cb7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/auditregistration/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/auditregistration/OWNERS
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 reviewers:
-- lavalamp
-- sttts
-- tallclair
-- pbarker
\ No newline at end of file
+- sig-auth-audit-approvers
+- sig-auth-audit-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/audit/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/audit/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8389778900f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/audit/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# approval on api packages bubbles to api-approvers
+reviewers:
+- sig-auth-audit-approvers
+- sig-auth-audit-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/audit/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/audit/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..178ce84a5ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/audit/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+approvers:
+- sig-auth-audit-approvers
+reviewers:
+- sig-auth-audit-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/audit/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/audit/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..178ce84a5ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/audit/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+approvers:
+- sig-auth-audit-approvers
+reviewers:
+- sig-auth-audit-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+