diff --git a/.pullapprove.yml b/.pullapprove.yml
index 152b89c663..3216d8d283 100644
--- a/.pullapprove.yml
+++ b/.pullapprove.yml
@@ -964,6 +964,7 @@ groups:
           'tools/testing/**',
           'tools/ts-api-guardian/**',
           'tools/tslint/**',
+          'tools/utils/**',
           'tools/validate-commit-message/**',
           'tools/yarn/**',
           'tools/*',