diff --git a/apis/OWNERS b/apis/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16088024fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apis/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+labels:
+- apis
diff --git a/controller/OWNERS b/controller/OWNERS
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index 0000000000..5e51c9fefc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controller/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+labels:
+- controller
diff --git a/internal/OWNERS b/internal/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7cb86a46f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+labels:
+- internal
diff --git a/kustomize/OWNERS b/kustomize/OWNERS
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index 0000000000..0846b32347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kustomize/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+labels:
+- kustomize
diff --git a/pkg/apis/OWNERS b/pkg/apis/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16088024fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/apis/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+labels:
+- apis
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/OWNERS b/pkg/metrics/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3191b82893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/metrics/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+labels:
+- metrics
diff --git a/pkg/rfc2317/OWNERS b/pkg/rfc2317/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..593666f317
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rfc2317/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+labels:
+- rfc2317
diff --git a/pkg/tlsutils/OWNERS b/pkg/tlsutils/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc11b01c87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/tlsutils/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+labels:
+- tls
diff --git a/plan/OWNERS b/plan/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f660de5452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plan/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+labels:
+- plan
diff --git a/registry/OWNERS b/registry/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4de9690429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/registry/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+labels:
+- registry
diff --git a/scripts/OWNERS b/scripts/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f335dd0ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+labels:
+- scripts