diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
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+# by deafult
 @datreeio/developers
+
+# specific files
+README.md  @eyarz
+LICENSE.md  @eyarz
+CONTRIBUTING.md  @eyarz
+
+# specific directories
+images/  @eyarz
+.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/  @eyarz