diff --git a/project.config b/project.config
index 52e72a4..c984ed4 100644
--- a/project.config
+++ b/project.config
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
 	submit = group External ONOS Developers
 	submit = group ON.Lab ONOS Developers
 	submit = group Project Owners
+	pushMerge = group Administrators
+	pushMerge = group Core ONOS Developers
 [access "refs/tags/*"]
 	pushTag = group Administrators
 	pushTag = group External ONOS Developers