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 For more information about the approver role, see the [community repository](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/guides/contributor/membership.md#approver).
 
-### Triagers
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-- All [component owners](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/blob/main/.github/component_owners.yml) are given Triager permissions to this repository.
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-For more information about the triager role, see the [community repository](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/guides/contributor/membership.md#triager).
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 ### Emeritus maintainers
 
 - [Mateusz Rzeszutek](https://github.com/mateuszrzeszutek)