From c99fcd2c956fdd9d0c4c56098cd8b0d519a3fe2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tiago Alves <tiago.alves@datastax.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:22:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add CODEOWNERS with list of approvers

Ensure DSE + OpsCenter Release Notes are only merged after Docs team approval.
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 .github/CODEOWNERS | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/CODEOWNERS

diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a10190b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+##############################################################
+#
+# List of approvers for IBM DataStax Product's release notes
+#
+##############################################################
+
+# DataStax Enterprise
+DSE_*.md @annieden @brian-r-fisher
+3rd-party-software/DSE_*.md @annieden @brian-r-fisher
+
+# DataStax OpsCenter
+OpsCenter_*.md @annieden @brian-r-fisher