diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e17ec4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+* @elastic/apm-agent-python
+
+/.github @elastic/observablt-ci
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index bc2496d..528f8b2 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,16 +9,12 @@ updates:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "sunday"
       time: "22:00"
-    reviewers:
-      - "elastic/apm-agent-python"
 
   # GitHub actions
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directories:
       - "/"
       - "/.github/actions/*"
-    reviewers:
-      - "elastic/observablt-ci"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "sunday"