diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
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--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # This should match the owning team set up in https://github.com/orgs/opensearch-project/teams
-*   @pjfitzgibbons @ps48 @kavithacm @derek-ho @joshuali925 @dai-chen @YANG-DB @rupal-bq @mengweieric @vamsi-amazon @swiddis @penghuo @seankao-az
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+*   @pjfitzgibbons @ps48 @kavithacm @derek-ho @joshuali925 @dai-chen @YANG-DB @rupal-bq @mengweieric @vamsi-amazon @swiddis @penghuo @seankao-az @anirudha
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diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
index a41d2aa..a1f4978 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.md
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ This document contains a list of maintainers in this repo. See [opensearch-proje
 | Vamsi Manohar     | [vamsi-amazon](https://github.com/vamsi-amazon)   | Amazon      |
 | Peng Huo          | [penghuo](https://github.com/penghuo)             | Amazon      |
 | Sean Kao          | [seankao-az](https://github.com/seankao-az)       | Amazon      |
+| Anirudha Jadhav   | [anirudha](https://github.com/anirudha)           | Amazon      |
 
 
 ## Emeritus Maintainers
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ This document contains a list of maintainers in this repo. See [opensearch-proje
 | Maintainer        | GitHub ID                                               | Affiliation |
 | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
 | Charlotte Henkle  | [CEHENKLE](https://github.com/CEHENKLE)                 | Amazon      |
-| Anirudha Jadhav   | [anirudha](https://github.com/anirudha)                 | Amazon      |
 | Nick Knize        | [nknize](https://github.com/nknize)                     | Amazon      |
 | David Cui         | [davidcui1225](https://github.com/davidcui1225)         | Amazon      |
 | Eugene Lee        | [eugenesk24](https://github.com/eugenesk24)             | Amazon      |
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