diff --git a/groups b/groups
index fcfad01..52f25d6 100644
--- a/groups
+++ b/groups
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # UUID                                  	Group Name
 #
+b49f61711e6c0148f9f4d90702015bb894289be9	gerrit-verifiers
 global:Project-Owners                   	Project Owners
 google:AI2Pq9rwJtXWrKQ9Q62CcHSid7ngIF2hCfJ4bSpVquX_P2z5kFM6v9s	google/gerritcodereview-maintainers@googlegroups.com
diff --git a/project.config b/project.config
index 08b5dd8..0702857 100644
--- a/project.config
+++ b/project.config
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 [access]
 	inheritFrom = Public-Projects
 [project]
-	state = active
 	description = Parent project for plugins/*
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 	create = group Project Owners
 	push = group Project Owners
 	label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group Project Owners
 	label-Verified = -1..+1 group Project Owners
+	label-Verified = -1..+1 group gerrit-verifiers
 	submit = group Project Owners
 [access "refs/tags/*"]
 	pushTag = group Project Owners