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+# This is the official list of operator-sdk maintainers.
+#
+# Names should be added to this file like so:
+#     Individual's name <submission email address> (@GITHUB_HANDLE) pkg:*
+#     Individual's name <submission email address> <email2> <emailN> (@GITHUB_HANDLE) pkg:*
+#
+# Please keep the list sorted.
+
+Fanmin Shi <fashi@redhat.com> <fanmin.shi@coreos.com> (@fanminshi) pkg:*
+Haseeb Tariq <htariq@redhat.com> <haseeb.tariq@coreos.com> (@hasbro17) pkg:*
+Sebastien Pahl <spahl@redhat.com> (@spahl) pkg:*
+Verónica López <vlopezgo@redhat.com> (@Verolop) pkg:*