diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 382a52f7..8f55b3ab 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 # The release team is responsible for anything inside the .github directory, such as workflows, actions, and issue templates:
 /.github/ @MindWorkAI/release
 
+# The release team is responsible for the update directory:
+/.updates/ @MindWorkAI/release
+
 # Our Rust experts are responsible for the Rust codebase:
 /runtime/ @MindWorkAI/rust-experts