Documenting and automating the approval process according to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/opendistro-for-elasticsearch/search/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) Automated checks - [X] Squash / merge is already covered by the repo settings - [X] Require ~2~ 1 approval(s) before merge - [x] Require DOC signature https://developercertificate.org/ - [ ] ... other requirements