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 ### Process for becoming a committer
 
-* At the moment (2022 Sept), only Jina AI employees are committers. This can be changed in the future.
+* To become a committer you have to be approved by the TSC (Technical steering committee) of DocArray. If you want to become a committer, reach out to docarray@jina.ai . 
 
 # Release Process