diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index 40448047a43..477d6299ae7 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -25,6 +25,30 @@ aliases:
     - sttts
     - wojtek-t
 
+  sig-auth-authorizers-approvers:
+    - deads2k
+    - liggitt
+    - mikedanese
+  sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers:
+    - david-mcmahon
+    - deads2k
+    - dims
+    - enj
+    - erictune
+    - jianhuiz
+    - krousey
+    - lavalamp
+    - liggitt
+    - mbohlool
+    - mikedanese
+    - mml
+    - ncdc
+    - nikhiljindal
+    - smarterclayton
+    - sttts
+    - thockin
+    - wojtek-t
+
   sig-storage-reviewers:
     - saad-ali
     - childsb
diff --git a/pkg/apis/authorization/OWNERS b/pkg/apis/authorization/OWNERS
index c1613fc2e02..ff4a7f4bf9a 100755
--- a/pkg/apis/authorization/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/apis/authorization/OWNERS
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
+# approval on api packages bubbles to api-approvers
 reviewers:
-- thockin
-- lavalamp
-- smarterclayton
-- wojtek-t
-- deads2k
-- liggitt
-- nikhiljindal
-- erictune
-- sttts
-- ncdc
-- dims
-- mml
-- mbohlool
-- david-mcmahon
-- jianhuiz
-- enj
+- sig-auth-authorizers-approvers
+- sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/pkg/apis/rbac/OWNERS b/pkg/apis/rbac/OWNERS
index 45b66b0a8ca..ff4a7f4bf9a 100755
--- a/pkg/apis/rbac/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/apis/rbac/OWNERS
@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
+# approval on api packages bubbles to api-approvers
 reviewers:
-- thockin
-- lavalamp
-- smarterclayton
-- deads2k
-- sttts
-- ncdc
-- dims
-- krousey
-- mml
-- mbohlool
-- david-mcmahon
-- lixiaobing10051267
-- jianhuiz
-- liggitt
-- enj
+- sig-auth-authorizers-approvers
+- sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/pkg/kubeapiserver/authorizer/OWNERS b/pkg/kubeapiserver/authorizer/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd0d70a0f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubeapiserver/authorizer/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+approvers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-approvers
+reviewers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/auth/OWNERS b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/auth/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd0d70a0f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/auth/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+approvers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-approvers
+reviewers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/pkg/registry/authorization/OWNERS b/pkg/registry/authorization/OWNERS
index d21ad8662fd..cd0d70a0f8f 100755
--- a/pkg/registry/authorization/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/registry/authorization/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+approvers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-approvers
 reviewers:
-- deads2k
-- liggitt
-- enj
+- sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/pkg/registry/rbac/OWNERS b/pkg/registry/rbac/OWNERS
index d21ad8662fd..cd0d70a0f8f 100755
--- a/pkg/registry/rbac/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/registry/rbac/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+approvers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-approvers
 reviewers:
-- deads2k
-- liggitt
-- enj
+- sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/OWNERS b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd0d70a0f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+approvers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-approvers
+reviewers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/authorization/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/authorization/OWNERS
index c1613fc2e02..ff4a7f4bf9a 100755
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/authorization/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/authorization/OWNERS
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
+# approval on api packages bubbles to api-approvers
 reviewers:
-- thockin
-- lavalamp
-- smarterclayton
-- wojtek-t
-- deads2k
-- liggitt
-- nikhiljindal
-- erictune
-- sttts
-- ncdc
-- dims
-- mml
-- mbohlool
-- david-mcmahon
-- jianhuiz
-- enj
+- sig-auth-authorizers-approvers
+- sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/rbac/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/rbac/OWNERS
index 45b66b0a8ca..ff4a7f4bf9a 100755
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/rbac/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/rbac/OWNERS
@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
+# approval on api packages bubbles to api-approvers
 reviewers:
-- thockin
-- lavalamp
-- smarterclayton
-- deads2k
-- sttts
-- ncdc
-- dims
-- krousey
-- mml
-- mbohlool
-- david-mcmahon
-- lixiaobing10051267
-- jianhuiz
-- liggitt
-- enj
+- sig-auth-authorizers-approvers
+- sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd0d70a0f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+approvers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-approvers
+reviewers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/authorizer/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/authorizer/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd0d70a0f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/authorizer/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+approvers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-approvers
+reviewers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd0d70a0f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+approvers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-approvers
+reviewers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/rbac/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/rbac/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd0d70a0f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/rbac/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+approvers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-approvers
+reviewers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/listers/authorization/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/listers/authorization/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd0d70a0f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/listers/authorization/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+approvers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-approvers
+reviewers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/listers/rbac/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/listers/rbac/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd0d70a0f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/listers/rbac/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+approvers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-approvers
+reviewers:
+- sig-auth-authorizers-reviewers
+labels:
+- sig/auth
+