diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 5579263b31..36c1e94bdd 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@
 /src/commands/build @getsentry/emerge-tools @getsentry/owners-sentry-cli
 /src/utils/build @getsentry/emerge-tools @getsentry/owners-sentry-cli
 /tests/integration/build @getsentry/emerge-tools @getsentry/owners-sentry-cli
+
+# Files without codeowner protection
+/CHANGELOG.md