diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 655ac158d7c10..ad485c2e580ab 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ x-pack/platform/plugins/private/canvas @elastic/kibana-presentation
 packages/kbn-capture-oas-snapshot-cli @elastic/kibana-core
 x-pack/platform/test/cases_api_integration/common/plugins/cases @elastic/kibana-cases
 src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-cases-components @elastic/kibana-cases
-x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/cases @elastic/response-ops @elastic/kibana-cases
+x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/cases @elastic/kibana-cases
 src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-cbor @elastic/kibana-operations
 src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-cell-actions @elastic/security-threat-hunting-investigations
 src/platform/packages/shared/chart-expressions-common @elastic/kibana-visualizations
@@ -2813,4 +2813,11 @@ x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/synthetics/server/saved_objects/synthetics
 
 # See https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/199404
 # Prevent backport assignments
-* @kibanamachine
\ No newline at end of file
+* @kibanamachine
+####
+## These rules are always last so they take ultimate priority over everything else
+####
+
+# See https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/199404
+# Prevent backport assignments
+* @kibanamachine
diff --git a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-cases-components/kibana.jsonc b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-cases-components/kibana.jsonc
index 0e144928125da..728d0e95e8467 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-cases-components/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-cases-components/kibana.jsonc
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "type": "shared-common",
   "id": "@kbn/cases-components",
   "owner": [
-    "@elastic/response-ops"
+    "@elastic/kibana-cases"
   ],
   "group": "platform",
   "visibility": "shared"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/cases/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/cases/kibana.jsonc
index 660bc792b8fc2..2b61adb925671 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/cases/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/cases/kibana.jsonc
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "type": "plugin",
   "id": "@kbn/cases-plugin",
   "owner": [
-    "@elastic/response-ops",
     "@elastic/kibana-cases"
   ],
   "group": "platform",
@@ -52,4 +51,4 @@
       "common"
     ]
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/test/cases_api_integration/common/plugins/cases/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/platform/test/cases_api_integration/common/plugins/cases/kibana.jsonc
index 91238eae39223..912fa2c573e5e 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/test/cases_api_integration/common/plugins/cases/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/x-pack/platform/test/cases_api_integration/common/plugins/cases/kibana.jsonc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "type": "plugin",
   "id": "@kbn/cases-api-integration-test-plugin",
-  "owner": "@elastic/response-ops",
+  "owner": "@elastic/kibana-cases",
   "plugin": {
     "id": "casesApiIntegrationTestPlugin",
     "server": true,
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/test/cases_api_integration/common/plugins/observability/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/platform/test/cases_api_integration/common/plugins/observability/kibana.jsonc
index 35c4921434d69..32688dd52fd9e 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/test/cases_api_integration/common/plugins/observability/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/x-pack/platform/test/cases_api_integration/common/plugins/observability/kibana.jsonc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "type": "plugin",
   "id": "@kbn/observability-fixtures-plugin",
-  "owner": "@elastic/response-ops",
+  "owner": "@elastic/kibana-cases",
   "plugin": {
     "id": "observabilityFixtures",
     "server": true,
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/test/cases_api_integration/common/plugins/security_solution/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/platform/test/cases_api_integration/common/plugins/security_solution/kibana.jsonc
index 6c7a616c0c44e..d0f9ad1a38e9e 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/test/cases_api_integration/common/plugins/security_solution/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/x-pack/platform/test/cases_api_integration/common/plugins/security_solution/kibana.jsonc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "type": "plugin",
   "id": "@kbn/security-solution-fixtures-plugin",
-  "owner": "@elastic/response-ops",
+  "owner": "@elastic/kibana-cases",
   "plugin": {
     "id": "securitySolutionFixtures",
     "server": true,
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/test/functional_with_es_ssl/plugins/cases/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/platform/test/functional_with_es_ssl/plugins/cases/kibana.jsonc
index 40970c4b79d18..00dbb73b07c56 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/test/functional_with_es_ssl/plugins/cases/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/x-pack/platform/test/functional_with_es_ssl/plugins/cases/kibana.jsonc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "type": "plugin",
   "id": "@kbn/functional-with-es-ssl-cases-test-plugin",
-  "owner": "@elastic/response-ops",
+  "owner": "@elastic/kibana-cases",
   "plugin": {
     "id": "functionalWithEsSslCasesTestPlugin",
     "server": true,