diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f375561cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*  @Ericsson/c2t-codeowner
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 082d8a5de..6c8899b06 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ limitations under the License.
                             </headerSection>
                         </headerSections>
                         <excludes>
+                            <exclude>CODEOWNERS</exclude>
                             <exclude>src/test/resources/cassandra.yaml</exclude>
                             <exclude>src/test/resources/cassandra-rackdc.properties</exclude>
                             <exclude>**/*.cql</exclude>