diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 17ec720284..82a1493dab 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 #  https://help.github.com/en/articles/about-code-owners
 #
 
-* @dyladan @mayurkale22 @OlivierAlbertini @vmarchaud @markwolff @obecny @mwear @naseemkullah @legendecas @Flarna @johnbley @MSNev
+* @dyladan @mayurkale22 @OlivierAlbertini @vmarchaud @markwolff @obecny @mwear @naseemkullah @legendecas @Flarna @johnbley @MSNev @Rauno56
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce59d523d2..dcc83ace99 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ Approvers ([@open-telemetry/js-approvers](https://github.com/orgs/open-telemetry
 - [Naseem K. Ullah](https://github.com/naseemkullah), Transit
 - [Neville Wylie](https://github.com/MSNev), Microsoft
 - [Olivier Albertini](https://github.com/OlivierAlbertini), Ville de Montréal
+- [Rauno Viskus](https://github.com/Rauno56), Splunk
 
 *Find more about the approver role in [community repository](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/community-membership.md#approver).*