diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index e4c79b9d..6d2f474e 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/guide/owners.md
 
 approvers:
-  # TODO: in your repo created from this template, you should replace the
-  # steering-committee with a list of project owners, see the doc linked above.
-  - steering-committee
+- saad-ali
+- msau42
+- pohly
+
+reviewers:
+- saad-ali
+- msau42
+- pohly
diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bcd3a60..00000000
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# See the OWNERS_ALIASES docs: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/guide/owners.md#owners_aliases
-
-aliases:
-  # TODO: remove this alias, it will go stale in your repo, and in your repo
-  # you should have your own set of approvers (see OWNERS)
-  # in the original template repo, we must maintain this list to approve changes
-  # to the template itself
-  steering-committee:
-    - bgrant0607
-    - brendandburns
-    - derekwaynecarr
-    - dims
-    - jbeda
-    - michelleN
-    - philips
-    - pwittrock
-    - sarahnovotny
-    - smarterclayton
-    - spiffxp
-    - timothysc
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 7274b344..491044d2 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
 # Release Process
 
-The Kubernetes Template Project is released on an as-needed basis. The process is as follows:
-
-1. An issue is proposing a new release with a changelog since the last release
-1. All [OWNERS](OWNERS) must LGTM this release
-1. An OWNER runs `git tag -s $VERSION` and inserts the changelog and pushes the tag with `git push $VERSION`
-1. The release issue is closed
-1. An announcement email is sent to `kubernetes-dev@googlegroups.com` with the subject `[ANNOUNCE] kubernetes-template-project $VERSION is released`
+TODO: describe the release process for this project
diff --git a/SECURITY_CONTACTS b/SECURITY_CONTACTS
index 39689175..2af1414e 100644
--- a/SECURITY_CONTACTS
+++ b/SECURITY_CONTACTS
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 # DO NOT REPORT SECURITY VULNERABILITIES DIRECTLY TO THESE NAMES, FOLLOW THE
 # INSTRUCTIONS AT https://kubernetes.io/security/
 
-bob
-alice
+saad-ali
+msau42