diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/goal-tools.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/goal-tools.config
index da2d756c27..d62e45a2ef 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/goal-tools.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/goal-tools.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group goal-tools-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group goal-tools-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/governance-uc.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/governance-uc.config
index 7fe6a07ab3..e1ab5fc435 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/governance-uc.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/governance-uc.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group Change Owner
 abandon = group Project Bootstrappers
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/governance.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/governance.config
index e5f626e6ee..9fdde587c8 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/governance.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/governance.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group Change Owner
 abandon = group Project Bootstrappers
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/gozer.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/gozer.config
index c85f25ee0d..8531cf3769 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/gozer.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/gozer.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group gozer-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group gozer-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/hacking.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/hacking.config
index 00c47a6e9f..e7cd36b7fc 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/hacking.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/hacking.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group hacking-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group hacking-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat-cfntools.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat-cfntools.config
index c8dd0d82f7..eac6a42a28 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat-cfntools.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat-cfntools.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group heat-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group heat-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat-dashboard.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat-dashboard.config
index 18f248ee1d..9d7db1d4f9 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat-dashboard.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat-dashboard.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group heat-dashboard-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group heat-dashboard-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat-translator.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat-translator.config
index 2a9d3f772a..800345ec99 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat-translator.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat-translator.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group heat-translator-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group heat-translator-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat.config
index e48108efdd..cc2424c7de 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/heat.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group heat-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group heat-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/horizon.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/horizon.config
index 6b40332b9d..98a9f425e7 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/horizon.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/horizon.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group horizon-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group horizon-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/i18n.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/i18n.config
index c0a8b059d8..31487a7d60 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/i18n.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/i18n.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group i18n-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group i18n-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/ideas.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/ideas.config
index 7a6b9b4a0c..732d5e21c8 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/ideas.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/ideas.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group tech-committee
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group tech-committee
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/ironic-inspector.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/ironic-inspector.config
index ca525bf6c9..01cec4caa6 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/ironic-inspector.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/ironic-inspector.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group ironic-inspector-core
 editHashtags = group ironic-inspector-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/ironic-ui.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/ironic-ui.config
index 2ee31eb809..a41872dbac 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/ironic-ui.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/ironic-ui.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group ironic-ui-core
 editHashtags = group ironic-ui-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/ironic.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/ironic.config
index 2a47717e45..ba8056740d 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/ironic.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/ironic.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group ironic-core
 editHashtags = group ironic-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/js-openstack-lib.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/js-openstack-lib.config
index f96cae25b8..81c729dd74 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/js-openstack-lib.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/js-openstack-lib.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group js-openstack-lib-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group js-openstack-lib-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/karma-subunit-reporter.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/karma-subunit-reporter.config
index d47811a3ff..f87bbe8db5 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/karma-subunit-reporter.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/karma-subunit-reporter.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group karma-subunit-reporter-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group karma-subunit-reporter-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kayobe.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kayobe.config
index 354238ca14..e75efa7fab 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kayobe.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kayobe.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group kayobe-core
 label-Backport-Candidate = -2..+2 group kayobe-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/keystone.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/keystone.config
index ad8e266fcf..db07cd3773 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/keystone.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/keystone.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/for/refs/*"]
 pushMerge = group keystone-release
 
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/keystoneauth.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/keystoneauth.config
index dcc83d6c9e..6552f400bd 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/keystoneauth.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/keystoneauth.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group keystoneauth-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group keystoneauth-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kolla-cli.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kolla-cli.config
index 887b9284b8..17a4bba1d2 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kolla-cli.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kolla-cli.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group kolla-cli-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group kolla-cli-core
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kuryr-kubernetes.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kuryr-kubernetes.config
index 8882f8dbd1..b93d22bb3e 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kuryr-kubernetes.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kuryr-kubernetes.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/for/refs/*"]
 pushMerge = group kuryr-release
 
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kuryr-libnetwork.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kuryr-libnetwork.config
index d106b2188a..060532257b 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kuryr-libnetwork.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kuryr-libnetwork.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/for/refs/*"]
 pushMerge = group kuryr-release
 
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kuryr.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kuryr.config
index afad603954..9699c34e12 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/kuryr.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/kuryr.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/for/refs/*"]
 pushMerge = group kuryr-release
 
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/ldappool.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/ldappool.config
index 73f8b5029b..cdf716cded 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/ldappool.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/ldappool.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[access]
+inheritFrom = openstack/meta-config
+
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group ldappool-core
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group ldappool-core