diff --git a/groups/sig-release/groups.yaml b/groups/sig-release/groups.yaml
index 2ce53bd0f16..83a9892bc07 100644
--- a/groups/sig-release/groups.yaml
+++ b/groups/sig-release/groups.yaml
@@ -211,11 +211,16 @@ groups:
     members:
       - agustina.barbetta@gmail.com # v1.36 Release Lead Shadow
       - chadmcrowell@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Lead
+      - danieljoshuachan@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Shadow
       - jenny.shu@solo.io # v1.36 Release Lead Shadow
       - kat.cosgrove@gmail.com # Subproject owner
+      - kirtigoyal328@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Shadow
       - rawat.dipesh@gmail.com # v1.36 Release Lead Shadow
       - rayandas91@gmail.com # v1.36 Release Lead Shadow
       - rytswd@gmail.com # v1.36 Release Lead
+      - sophiagentle72@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Shadow
+      - swrao21@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Shadow
+      - umreutkarsh@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Shadow
 
   - email-id: release-managers-private@kubernetes.io
     name: release-managers-private
@@ -351,9 +356,14 @@ groups:
       - rytswd@gmail.com # v1.36 Release Lead
     members:
       - chadmcrowell@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Lead
+      - danieljoshuachan@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Shadow
       - gmail@yudocaa.in # v1.36 Docs Lead
       - j@mickey.dev # v1.36 Enhancements Lead
+      - kirtigoyal328@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Shadow
       - prajyotparab19@gmail.com # v1.36 Release Signal Lead
+      - sophiagentle72@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Shadow
+      - swrao21@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Shadow
+      - umreutkarsh@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Shadow
 
   - email-id: release-team-shadows@kubernetes.io
     name: release-team-shadows
@@ -376,12 +386,17 @@ groups:
     members:
       - agustina.barbetta@gmail.com # v1.36 Release Lead Shadow
       - chadmcrowell@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Lead
+      - danieljoshuachan@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Shadow
       - gmail@yudocaa.in # v1.36 Docs Lead
       - j@mickey.dev # v1.36 Enhancements Lead
       - jenny.shu@solo.io # v1.36 Release Lead Shadow
+      - kirtigoyal328@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Shadow
       - prajyotparab19@gmail.com # v1.36 Release Signal Lead
       - rawat.dipesh@gmail.com # v1.36 Release Lead Shadow
       - rayandas91@gmail.com # v1.36 Release Lead Shadow
+      - sophiagentle72@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Shadow
+      - swrao21@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Shadow
+      - umreutkarsh@gmail.com # v1.36 Communications Shadow
 
   # RBAC groups:
   # - grant access to the `namespace-user` role for a single namespace on the `aaa` cluster