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@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ Approvers
 * [Eddy Nakamura](https://github.com/eddynaka), Microsoft
 * [Paulo Janotti](https://github.com/pjanotti), Splunk
 * [Reiley Yang](https://github.com/reyang), Microsoft
+* [Utkarsh Umesan Pillai](https://github.com/utpilla), Microsoft
 
 *Find more about the approver role in [community
 repository](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/community-membership.md#approver).*