diff --git a/.copyrightconfig b/.copyrightconfig
index 939a8b60..158d2cb5 100644
--- a/.copyrightconfig
+++ b/.copyrightconfig
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ startyear: 2015
 #   - Dotfiles already skipped automatically
 # Enable by removing the leading '# ' from the next line and editing values.
 # filesexcluded: third_party/*, docs/generated/*.md, assets/*.png, scripts/temp_*.py, vendor/lib.js
-filesexcluded: .github/*, README.md, Jenkinsfile, test-app/*, *.md, docker-compose.yaml, test-complete-app-mlDeploy/*, *.json, *.sh
+filesexcluded: .github/*, README.md, Jenkinsfile, test-app/*, *.md, docker-compose.yaml, test-complete-app-mlDeploy/*, *.json, *.sh, CODEOWNERS
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 865ce1f4..846d8e08 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@
 # Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more owners.
 
 # These owners will be the default owners for everything in the repo.
-* @anu3990 @billfarber @rjrudin @stevebio
-
+* @rjrudin @jonmille @ngodugu-marklogic @RitaChen609 @rjdew-progress