diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/governance.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/governance.config
index a9f41bef07..911ddc70ab 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/governance.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/governance.config
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
+abandon = group Change Owner
 abandon = group tech-committee-chair
 exclusiveGroupPermissions = abandon label-Workflow
 label-Rollcall-Vote = -1..+1 group tech-committee