diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 31b61994aaf..00ca8b940ed 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ filters:
       - smarterclayton
       - thockin
       - wojtek-t
-  # go.{mod,sum,work} files relate to go dependencies, and should be reviewed by the
-  # dep-approvers
-  "go\\.(mod|sum|work)$":
+  # go.{mod,sum,work,work.sum} files relate to go dependencies,
+  # and should be reviewed by the dep-approvers
+  "go\\.(mod|sum|work|work\\.sum)$":
     approvers:
       - dep-approvers
     reviewers:
diff --git a/staging/OWNERS b/staging/OWNERS
index 8f86ffcbc26..36159f87077 100644
--- a/staging/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/OWNERS
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ filters:
       - wojtek-t
     emeritus_approvers:
       - lavalamp
-  # go.{mod,sum,work} files relate to go dependencies, and should be reviewed by the
-  # dep-approvers
-  "go\\.(mod|sum|work)$":
+  # go.{mod,sum,work,work.sum} files relate to go dependencies,
+  # and should be reviewed by the dep-approvers
+  "go\\.(mod|sum|work|work\\.sum)$":
     approvers:
       - dep-approvers
     reviewers:
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/OWNERS
index cac572250cd..43e3879f480 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/OWNERS
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ filters:
       - api-approvers
     reviewers:
       - api-reviewers
-  # go.{mod,sum,work} files relate to go dependencies, and should be reviewed by the
-  # dep-approvers
-  "go\\.(mod|sum|work)$":
+  # go.{mod,sum,work,work.sum} files relate to go dependencies,
+  # and should be reviewed by the dep-approvers
+  "go\\.(mod|sum|work|work\\.sum)$":
     approvers:
       - dep-approvers
     reviewers:
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/OWNERS
index 6d5482b52dd..4d1a87eaa62 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/OWNERS
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ filters:
       - area/kubelet
     emeritus_approvers:
       - resouer
-  # go.{mod,sum,work} files relate to go dependencies, and should be reviewed by the
-  # dep-approvers
-  "go\\.(mod|sum|work)$":
+  # go.{mod,sum,work,work.sum} files relate to go dependencies,
+  # and should be reviewed by the dep-approvers
+  "go\\.(mod|sum|work|work\\.sum)$":
     approvers:
       - dep-approvers
     reviewers:
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-client/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-client/OWNERS
index a5c781eb48d..dfc88c60fba 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-client/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-client/OWNERS
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ filters:
     labels:
       - sig/node
       - area/kubelet
-  # go.{mod,sum,work} files relate to go dependencies, and should be reviewed by the
-  # dep-approvers
-  "go\\.(mod|sum|work)$":
+  # go.{mod,sum,work,work.sum} files relate to go dependencies,
+  # and should be reviewed by the dep-approvers
+  "go\\.(mod|sum|work|work\\.sum)$":
     approvers:
       - dep-approvers
     reviewers: