diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index d0917036..1390dd62 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-#  https://docs.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/about-code-owners
-
-# Default rule: anything that doesn't match a more specific rule goes here
-* @radius-project/radius-pm
+# These owners are the maintainers and approvers of this repo
+*       @radius-project/maintainers-samples @radius-project/approvers-samples
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diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 1390dd62..4e008a6d 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-# These owners are the maintainers and approvers of this repo
-*       @radius-project/maintainers-samples @radius-project/approvers-samples
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+# See the owners for this repo at .github/CODEOWNERS
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