diff --git a/owlbot.py b/owlbot.py
index c39433d3c..ace99e687 100644
--- a/owlbot.py
+++ b/owlbot.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
         "noxfile.py",
         "docs/multiprocessing.rst",
         ".coveragerc",
+        ".github/CODEOWNERS",
         # Include custom SNIPPETS_TESTS job for performance.
         # https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigquery/issues/191
         ".kokoro/presubmit/presubmit.cfg",