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+set noparent
+
+# These owners are in place to ensure that dockerfiles are changed in a way
+# that maximizes use of docker cache when rebuilding and that the docker images
+# are fast to build and sane in general.
+# Also, push_testing_images.sh needs to be used upon changing the docker images
+# for kokoro to be able to access the pre-built images.
+
+@jtattermusch
+@matt-kwong
+@nicolasnoble