diff --git a/pkg/volume/azure_file/OWNERS b/pkg/volume/azure_file/OWNERS
index a333fdc4b8b..68ed91760ce 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/azure_file/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/volume/azure_file/OWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-maintainers:
+assignees:
 - rootfs
diff --git a/pkg/volume/cephfs/OWNERS b/pkg/volume/cephfs/OWNERS
index a333fdc4b8b..68ed91760ce 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/cephfs/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/volume/cephfs/OWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-maintainers:
+assignees:
 - rootfs
diff --git a/pkg/volume/fc/OWNERS b/pkg/volume/fc/OWNERS
index a333fdc4b8b..68ed91760ce 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/fc/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/volume/fc/OWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-maintainers:
+assignees:
 - rootfs
diff --git a/pkg/volume/glusterfs/OWNERS b/pkg/volume/glusterfs/OWNERS
index a333fdc4b8b..68ed91760ce 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/glusterfs/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/volume/glusterfs/OWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-maintainers:
+assignees:
 - rootfs
diff --git a/pkg/volume/iscsi/OWNERS b/pkg/volume/iscsi/OWNERS
index a333fdc4b8b..68ed91760ce 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/iscsi/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/volume/iscsi/OWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-maintainers:
+assignees:
 - rootfs
diff --git a/pkg/volume/nfs/OWNERS b/pkg/volume/nfs/OWNERS
index a333fdc4b8b..68ed91760ce 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/nfs/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/volume/nfs/OWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-maintainers:
+assignees:
 - rootfs
diff --git a/pkg/volume/rbd/OWNERS b/pkg/volume/rbd/OWNERS
index a333fdc4b8b..68ed91760ce 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/rbd/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/volume/rbd/OWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-maintainers:
+assignees:
 - rootfs