diff --git a/staging/publishing/OWNERS b/staging/publishing/OWNERS
index cc8967f3a6d..ebdaa9bd009 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/publishing/OWNERS
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ approvers:
 - sttts
 - nikhita
 - dims
+- justaugustus
 reviewers:
 - sttts
 - dims