diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f375561c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*  @Ericsson/c2t-codeowner
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index af552d06..70cb36fd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ limitations under the License.
                         <strictCheck>true</strictCheck>
                         <failIfUnknown>true</failIfUnknown>
                         <excludes>
+                            <exclude>CODEOWNERS</exclude>
                             <exclude>LICENSE</exclude>
                             <exclude>NOTICE</exclude>
                             <exclude>.github/**</exclude>