diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index ef276e2..6b1e04b 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # This file controls who is tagged for review for any given pull request.
 
  # For anything not explicitly taken by someone else:
-*  @open-telemetry/java-maintainers
+*  @open-telemetry/java-approvers