diff --git a/.github/scripts/pull-request-dashboard/repositories.json b/.github/scripts/pull-request-dashboard/repositories.json
index e5d2c3a36a..45e55683c1 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/pull-request-dashboard/repositories.json
+++ b/.github/scripts/pull-request-dashboard/repositories.json
@@ -2,111 +2,74 @@
   {
     "name": "opentelemetry-collector-contrib",
     "approver_teams": ["collector-contrib-approvers"],
-    "slack_channel": "",
-    "slack_user_mapping": {},
     "large_repo": true
   },
   {
     "name": "opentelemetry-dotnet",
-    "approver_teams": ["dotnet-approvers"],
-    "required_approvals": 1,
-    "slack_channel": "",
-    "slack_user_mapping": {}
+    "approver_teams": ["dotnet-approvers"]
   },
   {
     "name": "opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib",
-    "approver_teams": ["dotnet-contrib-approvers"],
-    "required_approvals": 1,
-    "slack_channel": "",
-    "slack_user_mapping": {}
+    "approver_teams": ["dotnet-contrib-approvers"]
   },
   {
     "name": "opentelemetry-java",
-    "approver_teams": ["java-approvers"],
-    "slack_channel": "",
-    "slack_user_mapping": {}
+    "approver_teams": ["java-approvers"]
   },
   {
     "name": "opentelemetry-java-instrumentation",
-    "approver_teams": ["java-instrumentation-approvers"],
-    "slack_channel": "",
-    "slack_user_mapping": {}
+    "approver_teams": ["java-instrumentation-approvers"]
   },
   {
     "name": "opentelemetry-js",
-    "approver_teams": ["javascript-approvers"],
-    "slack_channel": "",
-    "slack_user_mapping": {}
+    "approver_teams": ["javascript-approvers"]
   },
   {
     "name": "opentelemetry-js-contrib",
-    "approver_teams": ["javascript-approvers"],
-    "slack_channel": "",
-    "slack_user_mapping": {}
+    "approver_teams": ["javascript-approvers"]
   },
   {
     "name": "opentelemetry-proto",
     "approver_teams": ["proto-approvers"],
-    "required_approvals": 2,
-    "slack_channel": "",
-    "slack_user_mapping": {}
+    "required_approvals": 2
   },
   {
     "name": "opentelemetry-python-genai",
-    "approver_teams": ["python-genai-approvers"],
-    "slack_channel": "",
-    "slack_user_mapping": {}
+    "approver_teams": ["python-genai-approvers"]
   },
   {
     "name": "opentelemetry-weaver-examples",
     "approver_teams": [
       "weaver-approvers"
-    ],
-    "slack_channel": "",
-    "slack_user_mapping": {}
+    ]
   },
   {
     "name": "opentelemetry-weaver-packages",
     "approver_teams": [
       "weaver-package-approvers"
-    ],
-    "slack_channel": "",
-    "slack_user_mapping": {}
+    ]
   },
   {
     "name": "opentelemetry.io",
-    "approver_teams": ["docs-approvers"],
-    "slack_channel": "",
-    "slack_user_mapping": {}
+    "approver_teams": ["docs-approvers"]
   },
   {
     "name": "semantic-conventions-genai",
     "approver_teams": ["semconv-genai-approvers"],
-    "required_approvals": 2,
-    "slack_channel": "",
-    "slack_user_mapping": {
-      "aabmass": "U01NEM0RHQU",
-      "alexmojaki": "U08E4UVMXU7",
-      "singankit": "U0990ACDPA9",
-      "JWinermaSplunk": "U09EC1TUJPP",
-      "lmolkova": "U025870USUV",
-      "MikeGoldsmith": "U01PD0DCYQ4",
-      "Cirilla-zmh": "U083T0EH5LK",
-      "trask": "U0157BDJNBD"
-    }
+    "required_approvals": 2
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "shared-workflows",
+    "approver_teams": ["shared-workflows-approvers"]
   },
   {
     "name": "weaver",
     "approver_teams": [
       "weaver-approvers"
-    ],
-    "slack_channel": "",
-    "slack_user_mapping": {}
+    ]
   },
   {
     "name": "otel-arrow",
-    "approver_teams": ["arrow-approvers"],
-    "slack_channel": "",
-    "slack_user_mapping": {}
+    "approver_teams": ["arrow-approvers"]
   }
 ]
diff --git a/pull-request-dashboard/README.md b/pull-request-dashboard/README.md
index 57fb61afab..243265c807 100644
--- a/pull-request-dashboard/README.md
+++ b/pull-request-dashboard/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Fields:
 | ----- | -------- | ----------- |
 | `name` | yes | Name of the repository under `open-telemetry`. |
 | `approver_teams` | yes | GitHub team slugs whose members count as approvers. |
-| `required_approvals` | yes | Number of approvals required for an open PR to be marked ready to merge. |
+| `required_approvals` | no | Number of approvals required for an open PR to be marked ready to merge. Defaults to `1`. |
 | `slack_channel` | no | Slack channel for notifications. Omit to skip Slack processing for this repository. |
 | `slack_user_mapping` | no | Map of GitHub login to Slack user ID for at-mentions. |
 | `large_repo` | no | If `true`, apply rendering presets that keep the dashboard body under GitHub's 65,536-character issue-body limit: cap each section (each *Waiting on …* table, the *Draft pull requests* table, and the *Diagnostics* block) at 100 rows, and omit the *Draft pull requests* section entirely. Truncated sections get a `_More X PRs not shown_` footer. Defaults to `false` (no cap, drafts shown). Enable this for very large repos with hundreds of PRs. |