diff --git a/.github/workflows/require-maintainer-approval.yml b/.github/workflows/require-maintainer-approval.yml
index b13e7b7..cf1abda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/require-maintainer-approval.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/require-maintainer-approval.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           script: |
-            const MAINTAINERS = ['imran-siddique'];
+            const MAINTAINERS = ['imran-siddique', 'pforest', 'podcastinator', 'carloshvp', 'Qiang-Xu'];
 
             const author = context.payload.pull_request.user.login;
             if (MAINTAINERS.includes(author)) {
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ jobs:
               return;
             }
 
-            const association = context.payload.pull_request.author_association;
-            if (association === 'MEMBER' || association === 'OWNER') {
-              core.info(`Author is ${association}, skipping gate`);
-              return;
-            }
-
             // Both pull_request_target and pull_request_review payloads
             // carry the PR at context.payload.pull_request.
             const prNumber = context.payload.pull_request.number;