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-# See the OWNERS docs: https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/guide/owners.md
-
-approvers:
-- ingress-nginx-admins
-- ingress-nginx-maintainers
-
-reviewers:
-- ingress-nginx-admins
-- ingress-nginx-maintainers