diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 8377d34af0..201d46a66d 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
 
 # Docs have a dedicated approver group in addition to maintainers
 /docs/ @google-gemini/gemini-cli-maintainers @google-gemini/gemini-cli-docs
+/README.md @google-gemini/gemini-cli-maintainers @google-gemini/gemini-cli-docs
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