diff --git a/project.config b/project.config
index 2bfa052..3985a12 100644
--- a/project.config
+++ b/project.config
@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@
 	viewAllAccounts = group luci_scoped_account
 	viewAllAccounts = group mdb/copybara-git-readers
 	viewAllAccounts = group mdb/gwsq
+[access "refs/heads/release-branch.go1.26"]
+	label-Auto-Submit = +0..+1 group cria/project-golang-approvers
+	label-Auto-Submit = +0..+1 group gobot
+	submit = group cria/project-golang-approvers
+	submit = group gobot
+	submit = group luci_scoped_account
 [notify "checkins"]
 	header = to
 	email = golang-checkins@googlegroups.com