diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86f7403
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# https://help.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/about-code-owners
+
+.github/ @googlemaps-samples/admin
+.github/workflows/ @googlemaps-samples/admin @dkhawk @LoyalAbbas @kikoso
diff --git a/.github/blunderbuss.yml b/.github/blunderbuss.yml
index 38f7a53..3f87c96 100644
--- a/.github/blunderbuss.yml
+++ b/.github/blunderbuss.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 assign_issues:
-  - cwoodwar6
   - ArturoSalazarB16
+  - dkhawk
 assign_prs:
-  - cwoodwar6
   - ArturoSalazarB16
+  - dkhawk