diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-merit-badger.yml b/.github/workflows/github-merit-badger.yml
index 30a7a51fc3233..71c2e3c5fa0a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-merit-badger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-merit-badger.yml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ jobs:
           badges: '[beginning-contributor,repeat-contributor,valued-contributor,admired-contributor,star-contributor,distinguished-contributor]'
           thresholds: '[0,3,6,13,25,50]'
           badge-type: 'achievement'
-          ignore-usernames: '[RomainMuller,rix0rrr,Jerry-AWS,MrArnoldPalmer,iliapolo,otaviomacedo,madeline-k,kaizencc,comcalvi,corymhall,peterwoodworth,ryparker,TheRealAmazonKendra,vinayak-kukreja,Naumel,mrgrain,aws-cdk-automation]'
+          ignore-usernames: '[RomainMuller,rix0rrr,Jerry-AWS,MrArnoldPalmer,iliapolo,otaviomacedo,madeline-k,kaizencc,comcalvi,corymhall,peterwoodworth,ryparker,TheRealAmazonKendra,vinayak-kukreja,Naumel,mrgrain,pahud,cgarvis,aws-cdk-automation]'
diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index c75f34e359160..1e5748e68ce04 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pull_request_rules:
       label:
         add: [ contribution/core ]
     conditions:
-      - author~=^(RomainMuller|rix0rrr|Jerry-AWS|MrArnoldPalmer|iliapolo|uttarasridhar|otaviomacedo|madeline-k|kaizencc|comcalvi|corymhall|peterwoodworth|ryparker|TheRealAmazonKendra|yuth|vinayak-kukreja|Naumel|mrgrain)$
+      - author~=^(RomainMuller|rix0rrr|Jerry-AWS|MrArnoldPalmer|iliapolo|uttarasridhar|otaviomacedo|madeline-k|kaizencc|comcalvi|corymhall|peterwoodworth|ryparker|TheRealAmazonKendra|yuth|vinayak-kukreja|Naumel|mrgrain|pahud|cgarvis)$
       - -label~="contribution/core"
   - name: automatic merge
     actions: