diff --git a/pkg/prowgen/prowgen.go b/pkg/prowgen/prowgen.go
index 9ab3f793..acb6f215 100644
--- a/pkg/prowgen/prowgen.go
+++ b/pkg/prowgen/prowgen.go
@@ -233,6 +233,26 @@ func SaveReleaseBuildConfiguration(outConfig *string, cfg ReleaseBuildConfigurat
 	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(*outConfig, cfg.Path), out, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	owners, err := os.ReadFile("OWNERS")
+	if err != nil {
+		// Log just a warning
+		log.Printf("failed to read file: %v", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	ownerAliases, err := os.ReadFile("OWNERS_ALIASES")
+	if err != nil {
+		// Log just a warning
+		log.Printf("failed to read file: %v", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "OWNERS"), owners, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "OWNERS_ALIASES"), ownerAliases, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }