diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
index 3dfb5b8..451f779 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.md
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ The current Maintainers Group for the Shipwright Project consists of:
 | Name              | Employer | GitHub ID                                             | Responsibilities           |
 | ----------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
 | Sascha Schwarze   | IBM      | [SaschaSchwarze0](https://github.com/SaschaSchwarze0) | Administrator, Maintainer  |
-| Adam Kaplan       | Red Hat   | [adambkaplan](https://github.com/adambkaplan)        | Administrator, Maintainer  |
 | Enrique Encalada  | IBM      | [qu1queee](https://github.com/qu1queee)               | Administrator, Maintainer  |
 
 This list must be kept in sync with the [CNCF Project Maintainers list](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/master/project-maintainers.csv).
@@ -26,9 +25,14 @@ The current Approvers Group for the Shipwright Project consists of:
 Community members are eligible to graduate to the Maintainer and Approver groups in accordance with the project
 [Governance](./GOVERNANCE.md) and [Contributor Ladder](./CONTRIBUTOR-LADDER.md).
 
-
 # Emeritus Maintainers
 
-| Name              | Employer | GitHub ID                                             |
-| ----------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
-| Hasan Awad        | Red Hat  | [@hasanawad94](https://github.com/hasanawad94)        |
\ No newline at end of file
+The following individuals have stepped down from active maintainer responsibilities but are recognized for their prior contributions to the project:
+
+| Name          | GitHub ID                                             | Former Responsibilities   |
+| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
+| Adam Kaplan   | [adambkaplan](https://github.com/adambkaplan)         | Administrator, Maintainer |
+| Hasan Awad    | [hasanawad94](https://github.com/hasanawad94)         | Maintainer                |
+| Jason Hall    | [ImJasonH](https://github.com/ImJasonH)               | Founder, Maintainer       |
+| Jordan        | [zhangtbj](https://github.com/zhangtbj)               | Founder, Maintainer       |
+| Shoubhik Bose | [sbose78](https://github.com/sbose78)                 | Founder, Maintainer       |
diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 92863a3..972a24c 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 # The OWNERS file lists individuals who are allowed to approve pull requests by prow
 
 approvers:
-- adambkaplan
 - qu1queee
 - SaschaSchwarze0
 
 reviewers:
 - qu1queee
 - SaschaSchwarze0
-- adambkaplan
 - HeavyWombat
 
 emeritus_approvers:
+- adambkaplan # 2026-06-17
 - sbose78
 
 emeritus_reviewers: