diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 5a1a345b10..087ce7daa0 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-*.* @prowler-cloud/restful-api
+* @prowler-cloud/api
+
+# To protect a repository fully against unauthorized changes, you also need to define an owner for the CODEOWNERS file itself.
+# https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners#codeowners-and-branch-protection
+/.github/ @prowler-cloud/api