diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS.yml b/.github/CODEOWNERS.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef500835b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/.github/actions/     @elastic/observablt-ci @elastic/observablt-ci-contractors
+/.github/workflows/   @elastic/observablt-ci @elastic/observablt-ci-contractors
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index ee85a87f6..70c9bc983 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ updates:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "sunday"
       time: "22:00"
-    reviewers:
-      - "elastic/observablt-ci"
-      - "elastic/observablt-ci-contractors"
     groups:
       github-actions:
         patterns: