diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index 74d5291..47feb8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ on:
       - 'docs/**'
       - 'design/**'
       - 'LICENSE'
-      - 'MAINTAINERS'
+      - 'MAINTAINERS.md'
 
 jobs:
   unit-test:
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
deleted file mode 100644
index 252ebb0..0000000
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-See OpenEBS Maintainers at https://github.com/openebs/community/blob/HEAD/MAINTAINERS
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31d298b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Maintainers
+
+## Umbrella Project
+
+OpenEBS is an `Umbrella Project` whose governance and policies are defined in the [community](https://github.com/openebs/community/) repository.
+These policies are applicable to every sub-project, repository and file existing within the [OpenEBS GitHub organization](https://github.com/openebs/).
+
+Please refer to the [OpenEBS Maintainers](https://github.com/openebs/community/blob/HEAD/MAINTAINERS.md).
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