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@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ For edit access, get in touch on
 ([@open-telemetry/cpp-approvers](https://github.com/orgs/open-telemetry/teams/cpp-approvers)):
 
 * [Josh Suereth](https://github.com/jsuereth), Google
-* [WenTao Ou](https://github.com/owent), Tencent
 * [Reiley Yang](https://github.com/reyang), Microsoft
+* [WenTao Ou](https://github.com/owent), Tencent
 
 [Emeritus
 Maintainer/Approver/Triager](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/community-membership.md#emeritus-maintainerapprovertriager):