diff --git a/pkg/apis/OWNERS b/pkg/apis/OWNERS
index 85022aee894..faf1e3c35eb 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/apis/OWNERS
@@ -1,43 +1,14 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
+# Disable inheritance as this is an api owners file
+options:
+  no_parent_owners: true
 filters:
   ".*":
     approvers:
-    - lavalamp
-    - smarterclayton
-    - thockin
-    - liggitt
+      - api-approvers
     reviewers:
-    - lavalamp
-    - smarterclayton
-    - wojtek-t
-    - deads2k
-    - yujuhong
-    - brendandburns
-    - derekwaynecarr
-    - caesarxuchao
-    - vishh
-    - mikedanese
-    - liggitt
-    - pmorie
-    - sttts
-    - dchen1107
-    - saad-ali
-    - luxas
-    - janetkuo
-    - justinsb
-    - pwittrock
-    - ncdc
-    - tallclair
-    - yifan-gu
-    - mwielgus
-    - feiskyer
-    - soltysh
-    - piosz
-    - dims
-    - errordeveloper
-    - krousey
-    - rootfs
+      - api-reviewers
 
   # examples:
   #   pkg/apis/*/types.go
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/OWNERS b/pkg/apis/core/OWNERS
index 017e72e5d17..6e2dd31dd0a 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/OWNERS
@@ -1,38 +1,4 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 
-approvers:
-- lavalamp
-- smarterclayton
-- thockin
-- liggitt
-reviewers:
-- thockin
-- lavalamp
-- smarterclayton
-- wojtek-t
-- deads2k
-- yujuhong
-- brendandburns
-- derekwaynecarr
-- caesarxuchao
-- vishh
-- mikedanese
-- liggitt
-- davidopp
-- pmorie
-- sttts
-- dchen1107
-- saad-ali
-- luxas
-- janetkuo
-- justinsb
-- pwittrock
-- ncdc
-- tallclair
-- yifan-gu
-- mwielgus
-- soltysh
-- piosz
-- jsafrane
 labels:
 - sig/apps