diff --git a/CHANGELOG/OWNERS b/CHANGELOG/OWNERS
index ccb8447f2ad..6e31e3aca29 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG/OWNERS
+++ b/CHANGELOG/OWNERS
@@ -3,18 +3,17 @@
 approvers:
   - release-engineering-approvers
   - release-managers
+  - ramrodo # 1.26 Release Notes Lead
   - csantanapr # 1.25 Release Notes Lead
   - AuraSinis # 1.24 Release Notes Lead
   - cici37 # 1.23 Release Notes Lead
-  - pmmalinov01 # 1.22 Release Notes Lead
-  - wilsonehusin # 1.21 Release Notes Lead
 reviewers:
   - release-managers
-  - csantanapr # 1.25 Release Notes Lead
-  - orsenthil # 1.25 Release Notes Shadow
-  - ramrodo # 1.25 Release Notes Shadow
-  - Divya063 # 1.25 Release Notes Shadow
-  - DiptoChakrabarty # 1.25 Release Notes Shadow
+  - ramrodo # 1.26 Release Notes Lead
+  - AnaMMedina21 # 1.26 Release Notes Shadow
+  - harshanarayana # 1.26 Release Notes Shadow
+  - laxmikantbpandhare # 1.26 Release Notes Shadow
+  - sayantani11 # 1.26 Release Notes Shadow
 labels:
   - sig/release
   - area/release-eng