diff --git a/.github/APPROVED_CONTRIBUTORS b/.github/APPROVED_CONTRIBUTORS
index 253403d94..8ddcd1200 100644
--- a/.github/APPROVED_CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/.github/APPROVED_CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -211,3 +211,5 @@ brianmichel pr
 abhinavmathur-atlan pr
 
 mattiacerutti pr
+
+josephyoung pr