diff --git a/.cspell.json b/.cspell.json
index 32b4061ce4..ef284c4bb7 100644
--- a/.cspell.json
+++ b/.cspell.json
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
         "Dwarnings",
         "EPYC",
         "flamegraph",
+        "Gerring",
+        "Grübel",
         "hasher",
         "Isobel",
         "jaegertracing",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8ba39625e..7f2bc1bf31 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ you're more than welcome to participate!
 
 ### Approvers
 
+* [Anton Grübel](https://github.com/gruebel), Baz
 * [Shaun Cox](https://github.com/shaun-cox), Microsoft
 * [Scott Gerring](https://github.com/scottgerring), Datadog