diff --git a/.github/auto_assign.yml b/.github/auto_assign.yml
index 4406436e..19c73cfa 100644
--- a/.github/auto_assign.yml
+++ b/.github/auto_assign.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ reviewers:
   - VishwasShashidhar
   - KiranNiranjan
   - keerthi16
+  - johankwarnmarksymphony
 
 # A list of keywords to be skipped the process that add reviewers if pull requests include it
 skipKeywords:
@@ -20,4 +21,4 @@ numberOfReviewers: 0
 
 # A number of assignees added to the pull request
 # Set 0 to add all the reviewers (default: 0)
-numberOfAssignees: 1
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+numberOfAssignees: 1
diff --git a/.github/config.yml b/.github/config.yml
index 75bfe0c7..6fdb9996 100644
--- a/.github/config.yml
+++ b/.github/config.yml
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ watchedProject:
 # Users authorized to run manual trop backports
 authorizedUsers:
   - VishwasShashidhar
-  - KiranNiranjan
\ No newline at end of file
+  - KiranNiranjan
+  - johankwarnmarksymphony