diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 4f3eff2..e9fa0b8 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ inputs:
         - base: backport PR's base branch
         - number: original PR's number
     default: "backport-<%= number %>-to-<%= base %>"
+  team_reviews:
+    description: Whether to request reviews from the team.
+    required: false
+    default: "release"
   label_pattern:
     description: >
       The regular expression pattern that PR labels will be tested on to decide whether the PR should be backported and where.
diff --git a/src/backport.ts b/src/backport.ts
index 983d8ed..ebbda97 100644
--- a/src/backport.ts
+++ b/src/backport.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ const backportOnce = async ({
   merged_by,
   owner,
   repo,
+  teamReviews,
   title,
 }: Readonly<{
   author: string;
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ const backportOnce = async ({
   merged_by: string;
   owner: string;
   repo: string;
+  teamReviews: string;
   title: string;
 }>): Promise<number> => {
   const git = async (...args: string[]) => {
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ const backportOnce = async ({
         author !== merged_by && merged_by !== ""
           ? [author, merged_by]
           : [author],
-      team_reviewers: ["release"],
+      ...(teamReviews !== "" && { team_reviewers: [teamReviews] })
     },
   );
   if (labels.length > 0) {
@@ -243,6 +245,7 @@ const backport = async ({
   payload,
   runId,
   serverUrl,
+  teamReviews,
   token,
 }: {
   getBody: (
@@ -270,6 +273,7 @@ const backport = async ({
   payload: PullRequestClosedEvent | PullRequestLabeledEvent;
   runId: number;
   serverUrl: string;
+  teamReviews: string,
   token: string;
 }): Promise<{ [base: string]: number }> => {
   const {
@@ -354,6 +358,7 @@ const backport = async ({
           merged_by,
           owner,
           repo,
+          teamReviews,
           title,
         });
         createdPullRequestBaseBranchToNumber[base] = backportPullRequestNumber;
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6c27614..a2e3090 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const run = async () => {
 
     const labelPattern = getInput("label_pattern");
     const labelRegExp = new RegExp(labelPattern);
+    const teamReviews = getInput("team_reviews");
 
     const token = getInput("github_token", { required: true });
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ const run = async () => {
       payload,
       runId,
       serverUrl,
+      teamReviews,
       token,
     });
     setOutput(