diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/OWNERS
index 43ba49c4b55..918b10522c3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/OWNERS
@@ -1,11 +1,51 @@
 approvers:
-- api-approvers
+- erictune
+- lavalamp
+- smarterclayton
+- thockin
+- liggitt
+# - bgrant0607 # manual escalations only
 reviewers:
-- api-reviewers
-- jszczepkowski
-- errordeveloper
-- krousey
-- feiskyer
+- brendandburns
+- caesarxuchao
+- davidopp
+- dchen1107
+- deads2k
+- derekwaynecarr
 - dims
+- eparis
+- erictune
+- errordeveloper
+- feiskyer
+- gmarek
+- janetkuo
+- jbeda
+- jsafrane
+- jszczepkowski
+- justinsb
+- krousey
+- lavalamp
+- liggitt
+- luxas
 - madhusudancs
+- mikedanese
+- mwielgus
+- ncdc
+- nikhiljindal
+- piosz
+- pmorie
+- pwittrock
+- roberthbailey
 - rootfs
+- saad-ali
+- smarterclayton
+- soltysh
+- sttts
+- tallclair
+- thockin
+- timothysc
+- vishh
+- wojtek-t
+- yifan-gu
+- yujuhong
+- zmerlynn