diff --git a/.github/codeowners/areas.yaml b/.github/codeowners/areas.yaml
index 9c0b0619c195..4e16f8468a18 100644
--- a/.github/codeowners/areas.yaml
+++ b/.github/codeowners/areas.yaml
@@ -1043,6 +1043,14 @@ shared:
   - performance
   - router
   - global-router
+- glob: Cargo.lock
+  owners:
+  - ops
+  - global-router
+- glob: Cargo.toml
+  owners:
+  - ops
+  - global-router
 - glob: lib/kv-router/src/services/shared_cache/
   owners:
   - router
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 3b7c025b993c..11ec1d9641a9 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -606,6 +606,8 @@ requirements.txt
 /.codex/                                                                                                @ai-dynamo/dynamo-process-codeowners @ai-dynamo/dynamo-agents-codeowners
 /agents/                                                                                                @ai-dynamo/dynamo-process-codeowners @ai-dynamo/dynamo-agents-codeowners
 /.agents/                                                                                               @ai-dynamo/dynamo-process-codeowners @ai-dynamo/dynamo-agents-codeowners
+/Cargo.lock                                                                                             @ai-dynamo/dynamo-ops-codeowners @ai-dynamo/dynamo-global-router-codeowners
+/Cargo.toml                                                                                             @ai-dynamo/dynamo-ops-codeowners @ai-dynamo/dynamo-global-router-codeowners
 /agent-docs/                                                                                            @ai-dynamo/dynamo-process-codeowners @ai-dynamo/dynamo-agents-codeowners
 /.lycheeignore                                                                                          @ai-dynamo/dynamo-ops-codeowners @ai-dynamo/dynamo-docs-codeowners
 /tests/deploy/                                                                                          @ai-dynamo/dynamo-ops-codeowners @ai-dynamo/dynamo-operator-codeowners