diff --git a/docs/repository.md b/docs/repository.md
index 1688019ccac..c856b725c25 100644
--- a/docs/repository.md
+++ b/docs/repository.md
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ approval is granted, GDI projects MUST NOT cut a GA release.
 
 ## Required Configuration
 
+### Teams
+
+- MUST have a maintainers team
+  - MUST have `-maintainers` suffix
+  - MUST include at least two currently full-time Splunkers
+  - MUST NOT include any non-full-time Splunkers
+- SHOULD have an approvers team
+  - MUST have `-approvers` suffix
+
 ### Permissions
 
 - MUST grant `Admin` [permission level](https://docs.github.com/en/organizations/managing-access-to-your-organizations-repositories/repository-permission-levels-for-an-organization) to maintainers
@@ -59,9 +68,9 @@ Note: the **upstream** project signal you depend on (if any) MUST be stable
   interested in all the details of every change in the project can use the git log for that.
 - MUST add the [CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md](templates/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
 - MUST add the [CONTRIBUTING.md](templates/CONTRIBUTING.md)
-- MUST have a `.github/CODEOWNERS` file with approvers
-  - MUST include at least two currently full-time Splunkers
-  - MUST NOT include any non-full-time Splunkers
+- MUST have a [.github/CODEOWNERS](templates/.github/CODEOWNERS) file with a maintainers team
+- SHOULD have a [.github/workflows/request-reviews.yml](templates/.github/workflows/request-reviews.yml) to automate
+  requesting reviews from approvers
 - MUST have an Apache 2.0 `LICENSE` file
 - SHOULD have a `MIGRATING.md` if applicable
 - MUST have a `README.md`
diff --git a/docs/templates/.github/CODEOWNERS b/docs/templates/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..feafa685804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/templates/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Learn about CODEOWNERS file format:
+#  https://help.github.com/en/articles/about-code-owners
+#
+# Global Owners
+* @signalfx/TEAM-maintainers
diff --git a/docs/templates/.github/workflows/request-reviews.yml b/docs/templates/.github/workflows/request-reviews.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e4bd3e1f21a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/templates/.github/workflows/request-reviews.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: Request review on PRs
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [ opened ]
+
+jobs:
+  request:
+    name: Request reviews on opened PRs
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Create PR review request
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh pr edit ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }} \
+              --add-reviewer signalfx/TEAM-approvers