diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 723b0b0268027..8c1999ad039b9 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 ## Exclude the package(-lock).json from code ownership to prevent version bump PRs from triggering codeowners review
 /airbyte-webapp/package.json
 /airbyte-webapp/package-lock.json
+/airbyte-protocol/ @airbytehq/protocol-reviewers