diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac9a3923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pom.xml @cryostatio/maintainers
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 0fa7bb87..37311fdf 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
-    reviewers:
-      - "cryostatio/reviewers"
     labels:
       - "dependencies"
       - "chore"