diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f922f9f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
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+/message/ @anza-xyz/tx-metadata
+/transaction/ @anza-xyz/tx-metadata