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# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners

options:
  # make root approval non-recursive
  no_parent_owners: true
approvers:
  - release-engineering-approvers
  - release-managers
  - AuraSinis # 1.24 Release Notes Lead
  - cici37 # 1.23 Release Notes Lead
  - csantanapr # 1.25 Release Notes Lead
  - harshanarayana # 1.27 Release Notes Lead
  - ramrodo # 1.26 Release Notes Lead
  - sanchita-07 # 1.28 Release Notes Lead