diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/events/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/events/OWNERS
index fbd0a6a013d..05d68e687f3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/events/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/events/OWNERS
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 approvers:
+- sig-instrumentation-approvers
 - yastij
 - wojtek-t
 reviewers:
+- sig-instrumentation-reviewers
 - yastij
 - wojtek-t
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/OWNERS
index 00f97896a07..e7e739b1503 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record/OWNERS
@@ -1,27 +1,6 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
 reviewers:
-- lavalamp
-- smarterclayton
-- wojtek-t
-- deads2k
-- derekwaynecarr
-- caesarxuchao
-- vishh
-- mikedanese
-- liggitt
-- erictune
-- pmorie
-- dchen1107
-- saad-ali
-- luxas
-- yifan-gu
-- mwielgus
-- timothysc
-- jsafrane
-- dims
-- krousey
-- a-robinson
-- aveshagarwal
-- resouer
-- cjcullen
+- sig-instrumentation-reviewers
+approvers:
+- sig-instrumentation-approvers