diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index b19fc37e66..439aa2aa59 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 # See https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/community-membership.md
-
 approvers:
-  - droot
-  - liujingfang1
-  - mengqiy
-  - monopole
-  - pwittrock
+  - kustomize-admins
+  - kustomize-maintainers
diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1688ed754d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+aliases:
+  kustomize-admins:
+    - grodrigues3
+    - monopole
+    - pwittrock
+  kustomize-maintainers:
+    - droot
+    - justinsb
+    - liujingfang1
+    - mengqiy
+    - monopole
+    - pwittrock