diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
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+aliases:
+  sig-critical-approvers-tidb-server:
+    - yudongusa
+    - bb7133
+    - XuHuaiyu
+    - xurui
+    - morgo
+  sig-critical-approvers-tidb-lightning:
+    - niubell
+    - D3Hunter
+    - frank945946
+  sig-critical-approvers-parser:
+    - kennytm
+    - tangenta
diff --git a/br/OWNERS b/br/OWNERS
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+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+options:
+  no_parent_owners: true
+filters:
+  "tidb-lightning\\.tom$":
+    approvers:
+      - sig-critical-approvers-tidb-lightning
diff --git a/config/OWNERS b/config/OWNERS
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+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+options:
+  no_parent_owners: true
+filters:
+  "config\\.toml\\.example$":
+    approvers:
+      - sig-critical-approvers-tidb-server
diff --git a/parser/OWNERS b/parser/OWNERS
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+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+options:
+  no_parent_owners: true
+filters:
+  "parser\\.y$":
+    approvers:
+      - sig-critical-approvers-parser
diff --git a/sessionctx/variable/OWNERS b/sessionctx/variable/OWNERS
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+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+options:
+  no_parent_owners: true
+filters:
+  "(sysvar|session|tidb_vars)\\.go$":
+    approvers:
+      - sig-critical-approvers-tidb-server
+  ".*":
+    approvers:
+      - sig-critical-approvers-tidb-server
+