diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
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--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 # See also OWNERS.md for governance details
 
 # Fallback owners
-*			@sergenyalcin @turkenf @negz @bobh66
+*			@sergenyalcin @turkenf @negz @bobh66 @ulucinar
diff --git a/OWNERS.md b/OWNERS.md
index c12bcad..bd2e365 100644
--- a/OWNERS.md
+++ b/OWNERS.md
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ repository maintainers in their own `OWNERS.md` file.
 * Sergen Yalcin <sergen@upbound.io> ([sergenyalcin](https://github.com/sergenyalcin))
 * Fatih Turken <fatih@upbound.io> ([turkenf](https://github.com/turkenf))
 * Bob Haddleton <bob.haddleton@nokia.com> ([bobh66](https://github.com/bobh66))
+* Alper Ulucinar <alper@upbound.io> ([ulucinar](https://github.com/ulucinar))
 
 See [CODEOWNERS](./CODEOWNERS) for automatic PR assignment.