diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a492d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# These owners will be the default owners for everything in
+# the repo. Unless a later match takes precedence,
+# @global-owner1 and @global-owner2 will be requested for
+# review when someone opens a pull request.
+*       @johnboyes
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 0c7613a..9a2eea8 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,3 @@ updates:
     labels:
       - "dependencies"
       - "patch"
-    reviewers:
-      - "johnboyes"