diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
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@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ presets                             [0]
 metadata subsystem                      Aurelien Jacobs
 release management                      Michael Niedermayer
 API tests                           [0]
+samples-request                     [2] Thilo Borgmann, James Almer, Ben Littler
 
 
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