diff --git a/synth.py b/synth.py
index 4dbba62d79..24d6b3074f 100644
--- a/synth.py
+++ b/synth.py
@@ -88,4 +88,5 @@
     'samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml',
     'samples/snapshot/pom.xml',
     'samples/snippets/pom.xml',
+    '.github/CODEOWNERS',
 ])