diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
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+approvers:
+- tooling-owners
+- tech-leads
+reviewers:
+- tooling-reviewers
+- tooling-owners
+labels:
+- area/tooling
diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
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+aliases:
+  tech-leads:
+  - ciaranRoche
+  - rafabene
+  - rh-amarin
+  tooling-owners:
+  - rafabene
+  - pnguyen44
+  tooling-reviewers:
+  - kuudori
+  - tirthct