diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 30fdb7b9c..0b7e7f179 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 # For syntax help see:
 # https://help.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/about-code-owners#codeowners-syntax
 
-*                       @googleapis/yoshi-java
+# The @googleapis/googleapis-auth is the default owner for changes in this repo
+*                       @googleapis/yoshi-java @googleapis/googleapis-auth
+**/*.java               @googleapis/googleapis-auth
 
 # The java-samples-reviewers team is the default owner for samples changes
 samples/**/*.java       @googleapis/java-samples-reviewers
diff --git a/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml b/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
index e53201cf4..7d58dc086 100644
--- a/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
+++ b/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
@@ -61,3 +61,5 @@ permissionRules:
     permission: admin
   - team: yoshi-java
     permission: push
+  - team: googleapis-auth
+    permission: push
diff --git a/.repo-metadata.json b/.repo-metadata.json
index 5b35444b0..a8c59eef4 100644
--- a/.repo-metadata.json
+++ b/.repo-metadata.json
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
   "repo": "googleapis/google-oauth-java-client",
   "repo_short": "google-oauth-java-client",
   "library_type": "AUTH",
-  "distribution_name": "com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client"
+  "distribution_name": "com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client",
+  "codeowner_team": "@googleapis/googleapis-auth"
 }